Order Processing & Kitchen ManagementPurpose
1.2. Automates communication between inventory systems and responsible staff, optimizing the order fulfillment cycle.
1.3. Support workflow compliance, ensure uninterrupted kitchen operation, and improve cost control by automating regular inventory monitoring with configurable alerting logic.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Triggered on scheduled stock audits or real-time updates from point of sale (POS) integration.
2.3. Trigger fires when forecast demand exceeds available inventory, automating pre-emptive action.
2.4. Automated notification upon partial/failed stock delivery as input into the inventory system.
Platform Variants
3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Send automated SMS to manager; configure Twilio messaging API with POST to /Messages endpoint using manager’s mobile.
3.2. SendGrid Email
• Feature/Setting: Use SendGrid Mail API to automate email alert; POST /mail/send with dynamic alert template.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate posting inventory alerts using Slack Incoming Webhooks; POST with structured JSON payload to purchasing channel.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate alert via Microsoft Teams connector; POST inventory message through Incoming Webhook.
3.5. Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Use Microsoft Graph API to automate emailing the purchasing manager; /sendMail endpoint.
3.6. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Automate low inventory notifications with Gmail API; use /users.messages.send for customized alerts.
3.7. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Configure Events API v2 for automated escalation alerts to manager on low stock events.
3.8. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Automate incident creation with low inventory trigger via Table API POST to /api/now/table/incident.
3.9. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate pulse creation using Monday API; mutation in GraphQL to update purchasing status board.
3.10. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate adding card to "To Purchase" list with Trello REST API POST to /cards.
3.11. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Use Asana API to automate task creation on low inventory event; POST to /tasks with project and assignee.
3.12. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automate custom trigger and alert using Zoho Inventory API POST to /api/v1/notifications.
3.13. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Automate alert email using SAP Service Layer POST to /AlertManagement.
3.14. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automate saved search trigger and workflow to send notification email via NetSuite SuiteTalk API.
3.15. Square POS
• Feature/Setting: Automate webhook for inventory change, configure endpoint in Square Dashboard.
3.16. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automate Shopify Inventory Levels API webhook to trigger purchasing alert on low stock.
3.17. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automate reminder for purchase order using QuickBooks API POST /v3/company/
3.18. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Use Xero API to automate purchase order creation when alert is fired; POST to /api.xro/2.0/PurchaseOrders.
3.19. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Automate ticket creation to purchasing manager using Freshdesk Tickets API POST to /api/v2/tickets.
3.20. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate record creation in purchasing manager’s table; use Airtable API POST to /v0/appId/TableName.
Benefits
4.2. Reduces risk of out-of-stock incidents in kitchen operations through automation of repetitive monitoring tasks.
4.3. Ensures accountability by automatedly documenting triggers and notifications sent.
4.4. Streamlines purchasing workflow for British restaurants by automating multi-channel alerting.
4.5. Automates prioritization of urgent reorders and speeds up supply chain response through integrated workflow connectors.