Update inventory in real-time after each order

Purpose

1. Automate real-time inventory updates after each customer order to prevent stock discrepancies.

2. Ensure accurate ingredient and product tracking in crepe restaurants through end-to-end automated workflows.

3. Automating the deduction of sold items prevents overselling and supports efficient restocking operations.

4. Provide staff and management with live inventory status for better purchasing, menu, and service automation decisions.

Trigger Conditions

1. An order is placed through POS, online system, phone app, or third-party aggregator.

2. Automated webhook or direct API event from the order platform indicates new transaction.

3. Automated batch event if integrating with legacy or semi-automated restaurant software.

Platform variants

1. Square POS

• Feature/Setting: Inventory API – automate webhook on order completion to update item quantities.
  

2. Shopify

• Feature/Setting: Orders/Create webhook and InventoryLevel API – automate stock deduction at order.
  

3. Toast POS

• Feature/Setting: Orders API and Inventory API – connect automated triggers after each sale.
  

4. Revel Systems

• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API – automate product quantity updates post-order automation.
  

5. Clover POS

• Feature/Setting: Inventory API – real-time stock automation by subscribing to order events.
  

6. Lightspeed Restaurant

• Feature/Setting: Automated Inventory webhooks – setup for real-time SKU deduction upon order automation.
  

7. Vend (by Lightspeed)

• Feature/Setting: Automated Register Sale webhook plus Inventory API – auto-update automation after transactions.
  

8. Upserve POS

• Feature/Setting: Orders API – automate update to inventory counts instantly per order processed.
  

9. WooCommerce

• Feature/Setting: WooCommerce Orders webhook and automated REST API stock updates.
  

10. SquareSpace Commerce

• Feature/Setting: Commerce Orders API and automated Inventory Management extensions.
  

11. NCR Silver

• Feature/Setting: Automated event subscriptions on Orders with Inventory integration API.
  

12. ShopKeep

• Feature/Setting: POS order API and automated inventory sync routines.
  

13. OpenTable

• Feature/Setting: Automated event webhooks (custom integration) for inventory deduction on order confirmation.
  

14. GloriaFood

• Feature/Setting: Online Order webhook – automate update in connected inventory app via automation.
  

15. ChowNow

• Feature/Setting: Automated Online Ordering Webhook – custom automator to update ingredient counts.
  

16. Oracle MICROS

• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API – automated deduction after POS order event.
  

17. Deliverect

• Feature/Setting: Automated channel order ingestion with inventory sync API.
  

18. Zuppler

• Feature/Setting: Automated webhook for order data, trigger inventory update logic in backend system.
  

19. Flipdish

• Feature/Setting: Automated API event for new orders, integrated inventory automation through API.
  

20. Restroworks

• Feature/Setting: Integrated Inventory Module event-based automation on order fulfillment.
  

21. QuickBooks Commerce

• Feature/Setting: Sales Order webhook and automated Inventory Adjustment API.
  

22. SAP Business One

• Feature/Setting: Automated Sales Order event and Inventory Management API function.
  

Benefits

1. Eliminates manual entry and automates error-prone processes in stock management.

2. Enables automated restock triggers and timely supplier reordering.

3. Automates prevention of out-of-stock and overselling issues, safeguarding reputation.

4. Provides automated dynamic stock overview for the kitchen and management.

5. Supports seamless multi-channel automated inventory coordination.

6. Reduces staff workload and automates repetitive inventory tracking.

7. Empowers real-time, automated business intelligence and reporting.