Delivery ETA tracking and notifications

Purpose

1.1. Automate ETA tracking and notifications for deliveries from suppliers to the army & navy surplus shop.
1.2. Automatedly collect shipment status, calculate expected delivery times, dynamically update the procurement team, and dispatch ETA alerts to relevant parties.
1.3. Automation ensures real-time transparency for inbound inventory, reduces manual follow-up, and increases operational efficiency.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated receipt of new supplier dispatch/shipping confirmation.
2.2. Change of status/event in logistics provider (e.g., in-transit, delayed, out for delivery) tracked by automator.
2.3. Requested ETA update from procurement or store manager triggers automated status fetch.

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automates sending SMS alerts to procurement team via Messages API; configure API endpoint with delivery status and ETA values.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly sends email ETA updates; set up Transactional Templates and connect to API with dynamic shipment data.
3.3. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automates channel or DM notifications; use Incoming Webhooks API, mapping ETA updates to specific procurement channels.
3.4. RingCentral
• Feature/Setting: Automates voice alerts via CallOut API, reads ETA on call; configure text-to-voice for shipment ETA.
3.5. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automates message or card updates in Channels; configure via Incoming Webhook and adaptive cards for ETAs.
3.6. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Creates automated ticket updates on ETA change by connecting to Tickets API and updating custom fields.
3.7. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly logs shipment status and ETA in sheet; use Sheets API for upsert/append functions.
3.8. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automates ETA data input and retrieval; configure API to update delivery records with real-time status.
3.9. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Syncs automated delivery updates to order records; use Admin API to patch order notes or metafields with latest ETA.
3.10. SAP
• Feature/Setting: Automates procurement module with delivery ETA fields; connect via SAP BAPI for inbound shipment data.
3.11. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Sets automated ETA custom field update in Supply Chain Objects; configure with REST API patch requests.
3.12. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automates transaction record update with new ETA; use SuiteTalk API to update item receipt records.
3.13. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automates multi-app workflows for ETA alerts; design a Flow using the HTTP or relevant connector.
3.14. Webhooks
• Feature/Setting: Automation via generic POST to configured endpoint for universal integration; all ETA event data sent as JSON.
3.15. FedEx API
• Feature/Setting: Automates shipment status and ETA fetch; use Track API with tracking number to obtain latest update.
3.16. UPS API
• Feature/Setting: Automatically queries Tracking API for updated ETA on inbound orders.
3.17. ShipStation
• Feature/Setting: Automates consolidation of multi-carrier delivery ETAs; configure Webhook or REST API notifications for status.
3.18. Zoho Creator
• Feature/Setting: Automates custom workflow for ETA logging and alert triggers; set up workflow rule with Zoho Creator API.
3.19. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automates delivery ETA calendar events/alerts for warehouse team; use Calendar API to create/update events.
3.20. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automates ETA card updates in procurement boards; configure Card API for delivery event updates.
3.21. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automatedly moves tasks or sets ETA comments on procurement projects using API integration.
3.22. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automates ETA status columns with real-time data; connect via Board API for dynamic field updates.
3.23. Mailgun
• Feature/Setting: Sends automated ETA update emails via API; define recipient, subject, and dynamic template.
3.24. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: Automates incident or update alerts if delivery ETA is breached, via Events API integration.

Benefits

4.1. Automates update of internal teams, avoiding manual ETA chasing.
4.2. Increased transparency and real-time visibility of supplier deliveries due to automated notifications.
4.3. Automation minimizes stockouts and overstock by accurately aligning delivery times with ordering cycles.
4.4. Automator reduces human error and ensures consistent, timely information distribution.
4.5. Automatedly improves response to supply chain disruptions, supporting proactive mitigation actions.