Order & Menu ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automate notifications to staff when stock for any menu item drops below a customizable threshold.
1.3. Enable automation of order restocking, reduce manual checks, prevent menu unavailability, maintain optimal stock levels, and streamline restaurant operations via automated alerts.
1.4. Provide a foundation for automating purchase order requests and dynamic menu adjustments based on automatable stock availability.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automated inventory data sync or stock-change event from POS or inventory management system.
2.3. Scheduled automation at set intervals (e.g., every hour or after each stock update).
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Automator sends automated low-stock SMS; configure SMS API with restaurant phone numbers, customize message body with item and quantity.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate stock alert emails; configure Send Email API with dynamic templates indicating menu item and stock count.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory notifications posted to a #kitchen-alerts channel; configure Slack API with incoming webhook and JSON message payload.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications to a Teams channel; set up Teams webhook, configure message formatting with inventory data.
3.5. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automate WhatsApp alerts to staff; configure WhatsApp Cloud API for messaging, embed inventory data.
3.6. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Automates sending email alerts; configure Mailgun API for automated low-stock notifications with from/to settings.
3.7. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Automate creation of a support ticket when menu item is low in stock; use Create Ticket API with item details.
3.8. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident trigger; configure Events API to alert shift leads about critical stock-outs.
3.9. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automated appending of low-stock events; configure Sheets API with inventory sheet and write event row.
3.10. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automates creation of card in “Restock Needed” board; use Create Card API, custom fields for item/qty.
3.11. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automate new task for inventory replenishment; Asana API to create task with item, urgency, due date.
3.12. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate item added to a restock board; use Monday API, update columns with item info automatically.
3.13. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate case creation for inventory team; configure Salesforce API (Case object) with low-stock data.
3.14. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory alert as internal message; use Service Layer API, trigger alert to warehouse user.
3.15. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automate creation of pending order or email for procurement; use REST API for Purchase Request or notification.
3.16. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automates inventory error banner for staff; configure Admin API to display banner or email owners.
3.17. Square POS
• Feature/Setting: Automate app-based or SMS alert to chef/manager; set webhook for Inventory API, trigger when below threshold.
3.18. Clover POS
• Feature/Setting: Automate low-stock slips via printer or app; use Inventory API event subscriptions.
3.19. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automate multi-platform alerts; use inventory triggers and connectors for Teams, Outlook, and more.
3.20. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automator connects inventory system and notifies via multiple channels; set up trigger + action “Zaps”.
Benefits
4.2. Automatedly lowers risk of missed restocks, improving efficiency.
4.3. Automation cuts manual monitoring, freeing staff for critical service tasks.
4.4. Automates recordkeeping for inventory events for management.
4.5. Facilitates further automation, such as automated purchase orders linked to supplier APIs.