Inventory deduction upon order entry

Purpose

1.1. Automate inventory deduction in real-time upon order entry, ensuring precise stock management.
1.2. Automatedly synchronize kitchen inventory with point-of-sale (POS) orders to eliminate manual processes.
1.3. Mitigate stock-out risks and prevent over-ordering by automating inventory updates.
1.4. Enable automators to streamline Kaiseki menu multi-course tracking, automating itemized deduction per each course component.
1.5. Allow automated alerts and reordering triggers when inventory reaches restock thresholds.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New order entry via POS or online reservation system.
2.2. Manual order creation for walk-in Kaiseki guests.
2.3. Automated batch imports from third-party reservation services.
2.4. Refund or order cancellation (reverse inventory automation).
2.5. Course substitution or custom menu requests detected in the order.

Platform Variants

3.1. Square POS
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — configure webhook for order.created event to automate deduction via /v2/inventory/batch-change

3.2. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Admin API — automate inventoryLevel.adjust mutation upon new order

3.3. Lightspeed Restaurant
• Feature/Setting: Orders API — webhook triggers inventory update with Inventory Management endpoints

3.4. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Order Events API — automate deduction with /api/inventory/v1/deduct endpoint

3.5. Oracle MICROS
• Feature/Setting: Simphony Integration APIs — utilize Transaction Service API for automating stock decrement

3.6. Upserve POS
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks + Inventory API — automated deduction on order.inserted

3.7. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — configure “Sales Order” hook for automated subtraction

3.8. Clover POS
• Feature/Setting: Inventory App — automation via /v3/merchant/{mId}/inventory endpoint

3.9. ToastTab Online Ordering
• Feature/Setting: OnlineOrder webhook — automate inventory deduction upon event receipt

3.10. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: REST API — configure hook to automate stock reduction on ‘woocommerce_order_status_completed’

3.11. Vend (now Lightspeed Retail)
• Feature/Setting: Webhook for sale.created — automate using PUT /api/register_sales

3.12. NCR Silver
• Feature/Setting: Silver Essentials API — automate adjustments via Inventory resource

3.13. Foodics
• Feature/Setting: Order Creation Webhook — automate deduction using Inventory Movements API

3.14. Compeat
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — automate deduction through /inventory_transactions

3.15. TouchBistro
• Feature/Setting: Order Notification Service — automate inventory module decrement

3.16. OpenTable (with POS integration)
• Feature/Setting: POS integration points — automate deduction when booking is converted to an order

3.17. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Service Layer API — automate Goods Issue (Inventory Transactions) object

3.18. SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API — automate stock removal with PostGoodsMovement

3.19. Netsuite
• Feature/Setting: REST API — automate with Inventory Adjustment endpoint

3.20. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Sales Order API — automates stock update when sales order is confirmed

Benefits

4.1. Automate accurate inventory tracking for every Kaiseki order, assuring real-time stock data.
4.2. Reduces errors and labor with automatedly synchronized deductions.
4.3. Supports automators in scaling multi-branch restaurant operations with unified automation logic.
4.4. Optimizes purchasing and cost controls by triggering automatable reorder points.
4.5. Ensures a seamless, error-free guest experience by preventing unavailable menu items from being offered.