Consumption tracking of raw materials

Purpose

1.1. Enable real-time, granular monitoring of raw material usage to reduce waste, ensure compliance, optimize procurement, and increase transparency in alcohol production.
1.2. Aggregate consumption data across production lines for traceability and trend analysis, streamlining inventory management and regulatory reporting.
1.3. Automatically notify relevant stakeholders if usage exceeds standards, discrepancies are found, or reordering thresholds are reached.
1.4. Centralize integration of IoT sensors, ERP, and documentation systems to maintain data accuracy and operational efficiencies.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New IoT sensor data indicating material withdrawal or consumption event.
2.2. Entry or update of stock movement records in ERP/inventory systems.
2.3. Scheduled batch production start or completion.
2.4. Detection of variances between expected and actual usage.
2.5. Reaching predefined consumption or reordering limits.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• API: Inventory Journal Lines POST/GET — send raw material consumption updates, listen for new transactions.
3.2. SAP S/4HANA
• Function: BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE — automate goods movement for consumption events.
3.3. Oracle NetSuite
• API: Inventory Adjustment Endpoint — configure webhooks to track inventory changes.
3.4. Odoo
• XML-RPC API: Stock Quant Update — trigger on stock move or consumption batch script.
3.5. Salesforce
• Platform Event: Inventory_Consumed__e — issue a custom event on consumption for reporting.
3.6. Google Sheets
• Apps Script: OnEdit Trigger — automate ledger entries on consumption log update.
3.7. QuickBooks Online
• API: InventoryAdjustment POST/GET — sync raw material usage for reconciliation.
3.8. Zoho Inventory
• API: Item Adjustment POST — auto-update and audit material reductions.
3.9. AWS IoT Core
• Rule Action: MQTT publish to Lambda — forward sensor events for material transfer recording.
3.10. Azure Logic Apps
• Action: When an item is consumed in ERP — instantly propagate down the process pipeline.
3.11. InfluxDB
• Write API — log and analyze time-series IoT data for consumption analysis.
3.12. Power BI
• API: Push Dataset Row — visualize consumption with real-time dashboards.
3.13. Tableau
• Web Data Connector — schedule ingest from ERP to highlight material trends.
3.14. Slack
• Incoming Webhook — send consumption breach alerts to operations channel.
3.15. Jira
• REST API: Create Issue — log consumption irregularity as tasks for investigation.
3.16. Trello
• API: Add Card on Board — trigger workflow for raw material audits.
3.17. SendGrid
• Mail Send API — dispatch automatic compliance reports on material usage.
3.18. Twilio
• SMS API — deliver urgent material understock notifications to managers.
3.19. ServiceNow
• Incident API — open tracking incidents for supply chain interruptions.
3.20. Dropbox
• File Upload API — archive automated logs of daily consumption to secure storage.

Benefits

4.1. Real-time, precise visibility over raw material flows ensures consistent quality and reduces shrinkage.
4.2. Minimizes manual effort and the risk of human error in reporting and inventory reconciliation.
4.3. Automates compliance, providing timely documentation required for audits and regulation.
4.4. Enhances procurement planning, supporting just-in-time inventory and reducing excess stock costs.
4.5. Rapidly notifies responsible teams of anomalies to prevent losses or production stoppage.