Supplier & Inventory AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automate multi-vendor data collection to flag discrepancies, unauthorized price changes, and abnormal consumption in Anago's kitchen operations.
1.3. Generate instant alerts, analytics reports, and suggestions for procurement optimization and waste reduction in Japanese cuisine restaurants.
1.4. Integrate real-time updates with accounting, POS, and inventory platforms to close the feedback loop in supplier and inventory management.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Scheduled price audit or batch reconciliation interval (daily/weekly).
2.3. Detection of cost change exceeding user-defined tolerance.
2.4. Manual staff input for stock or price verification.
Platform Variants
3.1. QuickBooks Online
• API: Reports endpoint + Purchase Bill webhook
• Function: Pull all new invoices, extract line-item costs and quantities
3.2. Xero
• API: GET Invoices, GET Items
• Function: Match supplier bills to expected price lists
3.3. Square POS
• API: ListPayments, ListItems
• Function: Compare POS sales quantities with supplier stock depletion
3.4. Clover
• API: Inventory GET, Orders GET
• Function: Pull real-time cost data as supplies are scanned in/out
3.5. Toast POS
• API: Retrieve Menu, Retrieve Inventory
• Function: Parse usage and cost by menu item ingredient trace
3.6. Upserve
• API: InventoryValue endpoint
• Function: Capture fluctuation in real-time inventory cost
3.7. MarketMan
• API: Invoice API + Inventory Count
• Function: Extract and itemize every supply invoice
3.8. Yellow Dog Inventory
• API: Get Received Items
• Function: Check expected vs actual supplier charges
3.9. DEAR Systems
• API: PurchaseEndpoint, InventoryEndpoint
• Function: Calculate weighted average cost per SKU on delivery
3.10. FreshBooks
• API: GET Expenses, GET Invoices
• Function: Analyze all supplier expenses against allocation
3.11. SAP Concur
• API: Expense Report webhook
• Function: Monitor staff expense submissions for food & beverage items
3.12. Oracle NetSuite
• API: Vendor Bill, Inventory Item
• Function: Compare standard cost to incoming bill lines
3.13. Zoho Inventory
• API: Purchase Orders, Bills
• Function: Sync and reconcile supplier bill values
3.14. SAP Ariba
• API: Invoice Reconciliation
• Function: Auto-check invoice versus contract price file
3.15. BlueCart
• API: Order history, Invoice download
• Function: Pull supplier order history for trend analysis
3.16. Tradogram
• API: Purchase Orders, Invoice review
• Function: Audit procurement flow against agreed pricing
3.17. Sage Intacct
• API: Purchasing Transaction, Inventory Cost
• Function: Retrieve and match vendor bill with inventory cost layer
3.18. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhook
• Function: Send automated variance alerts to F&B management channel
3.19. Microsoft Teams
• API: Graph API – Channel Message
• Function: Trigger cost overrun notification in operations team chat
3.20. Google Sheets
• API: Append Values
• Function: Log each variance event for further analysis and transparency
3.21. Monday.com
• API: Create Item in Board
• Function: Spawn tasks for follow-up on variances detected above threshold
3.22. Power BI
• API: Push Dataset
• Function: Visualize cost variance metrics across suppliers and time
Benefits
4.2. Improves vendor accountability and strengthens purchasing controls.
4.3. Delivers real-time financial insights, helping reduce food cost leakage.
4.4. Drives staff awareness, enabling preemptive action and negotiation.
4.5. Supports compliance and standardization in multi-location Japanese restaurant operations.