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Low inventory alerts and automatic purchase order generation

Purpose

1.1. Ensure uninterrupted supply of abrasive products by immediately alerting staff of low inventory and automatically generating purchase orders to maintain stock levels.
1.2. Eliminate manual checks, prevent stockouts, speed up procurement, reduce labor, and maintain optimal levels for all warehouse items.
1.3. Automate repetitive monitoring and order tasks to free resources for higher-value activities in abrasive wholesale operations.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Inventory count for any SKU falls below predefined reorder threshold.
2.2. Sales transaction reduces item to at/below safety stock level.
2.3. Scheduled stock check flags gap between current and minimum levels.
2.4. Supplier lead time threshold is crossed with current rate of sales, pre-empting stockout.

Platform Variants


3.1. NetSuite
• Feature: Inventory Management / REST API
• Sample: Configure "Reorder Point" trigger; REST endpoint for PO creation.

3.2. QuickBooks Online
• Feature: Inventory API / Purchase Order API
• Sample: Use Inventory.Get method for low stock, PurchaseOrder.Create for reordering.

3.3. SAP Business One
• Feature: Service Layer API / Alerts Management
• Sample: Set up Alert for
3.4. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature: Inventory Management Module / Power Automate Connector
• Sample: Create workflow on stock threshold event; auto-create PO entity.

3.5. Odoo
• Feature: Reordering Rules / XML-RPC API
• Sample: Set up Automated Action for inventory model; call purchase.order.create().

3.6. Oracle Fusion Cloud
• Feature: Inventory Levels API / Procurement Cloud API
• Sample: Configure Oracle Integration Cloud for stock level monitoring & auto-PO.

3.7. Zoho Inventory
• Feature: Webhooks / Purchase Orders API
• Sample: Webhook on low stock, POST to create purchase order endpoint.

3.8. Fishbowl
• Feature: API Module / Alerting Rules
• Sample: Use InventoryAdjustment webhook and PurchaseOrder API.

3.9. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature: Low Inventory Alert / Purchase Order endpoint
• Sample: Activate alert, auto-generate PO via /purchase_orders.

3.10. Unleashed
• Feature: Notifications / API for Purchase Orders
• Sample: Trigger notification, call /PurchaseOrders/ endpoint to reorder.

3.11. Shopify
• Feature: InventoryLevel webhook / Admin API
• Sample: Inventory_levels/update webhook, Admin API POST /orders.

3.12. WooCommerce
• Feature: Stock status webhook / REST API
• Sample: restock webhook triggers api/v3/orders POST for PO.

3.13. Cin7
• Feature: Product API / Purchase Orders API
• Sample: Set Product quantity alert, auto-create via /purchaseorders endpoint.

3.14. Xero
• Feature: Inventory Tracking / Purchase Order API
• Sample: Track inventory, trigger POST request to /PurchaseOrders.

3.15. DEAR Inventory
• Feature: Automated Reordering / API
• Sample: Minimum Stock Alert & POST to /purchase_orders.

3.16. Square
• Feature: Inventory Count Webhook / API
• Sample: Inventory.count.updated event; Orders API for PO.

3.17. Lightspeed
• Feature: Inventory threshold alerts / Purchase Order API
• Sample: Inventory webhook, call /purchaseorders API.

3.18. Sage Intacct
• Feature: Inventory Control Module / Purchasing API
• Sample: Configure threshold rules, POST to get_sales_orders.

3.19. Infor CloudSuite
• Feature: Low Stock Notification / API
• Sample: Configure alert for low stock, auto-create PO via REST.

3.20. Epicor
• Feature: Inventory Mgmt triggers / REST API
• Sample: BPM trigger on Min Stock, REST POST to PO creation endpoint.

3.21. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhook
• Sample: Alert sent to channel on low inventory.

3.22. Email (SMTP, Outlook, Gmail)
• Feature: SMTP/IMAP, Graph API, Gmail Send API
• Sample: Auto-email procurement on threshold event.

Benefits

4.1. Rapid response reduces stockouts, delays, and lost sales.
4.2. Streamlined, rules-based procurement improves cash flow and working capital.
4.3. Minimizes manual intervention, reducing errors and labor.
4.4. Enables scalable inventory management across many abrasive SKUs and locations.
4.5. Supports proactive vendor communication for timely replenishment.

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