Supplier & Procurement Automations**Purpose**
1.2. Automates SKU identification, quantity verification, supplier validation, batch recording, and triggers alerts for discrepancies.
1.3. Enables automated inventory reconciliation, real-time reporting, and integration with procurement and ERP systems for holistic stock visibility.
**Trigger Conditions**
2.2. Automating the workflow when an ASN (Advanced Shipping Notice) is matched against a received shipment.
2.3. Triggered by APIs/webhooks from delivery carrier platforms, warehouse barcode scanners, or email notifications from suppliers.
**Platform Variants**
3.1. **Microsoft Power Automate**
• Feature/Setting: "When an HTTP request is received" trigger; configure with warehouse dock scanning devices API endpoint.
3.2. **Zapier**
• Feature/Setting: "New Inbound Email" trigger with Gmail/Outlook; parse supplier delivery confirmation and automate data entry in your inventory app.
3.3. **Workato**
• Feature/Setting: “Warehouse management system connector” with automated mapping for ASN to Goods Received.
3.4. **Make (Integromat)**
• Feature/Setting: Barcode scanner integration scenario; automate parsing received pallets and POST to ERP.
3.5. **Oracle NetSuite**
• Feature/Setting: “Item Receipt” SuiteScript/RESTlet; automate receipt creation with incoming shipment data.
3.6. **SAP S/4HANA**
• Feature/Setting: “Goods Movement API” (API_GOODS_RECEIPT); automates goods receipt posting.
3.7. **Odoo**
• Feature/Setting: “Inventory Adjustment” via XML-RPC or REST API; automate stock updates per scanned batch.
3.8. **Salesforce**
• Feature/Setting: Flow Builder with Inventory Management App; automates creation of Goods Received records.
3.9. **Monday.com**
• Feature/Setting: “Item Created” automation; update inventory boards via API when new goods are logged.
3.10. **QuickBooks Online**
• Feature/Setting: “Purchase Item Receipt” API; automate billable receipts logging.
3.11. **Google Sheets**
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script webhook; automate row append with each goods receipt event.
3.12. **Slack**
• Feature/Setting: Custom Slackbot via API; automates notification and approval requests for new goods received.
3.13. **Airtable**
• Feature/Setting: “Record Creation” with API; automate inventory base update upon receiving goods.
3.14. **Shopify**
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Level API; automate stock adjustment when new supplies hit the warehouse.
3.15. **Amazon Redshift**
• Feature/Setting: Inbound data stream from Kinesis; automate logs of new supply items.
3.16. **Barcode scanning apps (e.g., Scandit)**
• Feature/Setting: SDK webhook endpoint or batch export; automate transfer of scanned receipts to the database.
3.17. **Smartsheet**
• Feature/Setting: “Sheet Row Add” API trigger; automate inventory row creation for each shipment.
3.18. **ServiceNow**
• Feature/Setting: “Service Catalog Automation”; automate asset inventory tracking via workflow.
3.19. **Bitrix24**
• Feature/Setting: Inventory management REST API; automate inventory log entry.
3.20. **Xero**
• Feature/Setting: “Receipts” API endpoint; automate supplier bill and inventory updating.
3.21. **Infor CloudSuite**
• Feature/Setting: “Inbound Logistics API”; automate goods receipt record creation.
3.22. **Trello**
• Feature/Setting: Butler automation on “card moved” event; automate notification or inventory action.
3.23. **HubSpot**
• Feature/Setting: Custom object and Webhook API; automate received goods records for supply chain CRM.
**Benefits**
4.2. Accelerates reconciliation, enabling just-in-time inventory and automating notification of stock discrepancies.
4.3. Facilitates real-time, automated synchronization across procurement, warehousing, and sales.
4.4. Reduces administrative workload, automating repetitive manual logging tasks.
4.5. Automates audit trails and compliance reporting for received goods.
4.6. Improves overall warehouse operational efficiency through end-to-end automation.