Automated tracking of goods in and out of warehouse

Purpose

1.1. Automate tracking of goods entering and exiting a customs warehouse to ensure accurate, real-time inventory status and compliance with customs regulations.
1.2. Automating inbound and outbound item logs provides visibility for auditing, reduces manual entry errors, and supports seamless cross-departmental processes.
1.3. Automation unifies data from scanner input, customs’ digital records, ERP, shipping schedules, and inventory management, centralizing warehouse operations for regulatory filings and business optimization.
1.4. The purpose includes automating status updates to customs authorities, notifying logistics providers of triggers/events, and integrating with transport management systems for proactive logistics control.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Barcode/RFID scanning an item on warehouse entry or exit.
2.2. Digital goods receipt created in ERP.
2.3. Customs release or inspection event record update.
2.4. Manual update or data correction in warehouse management software.
2.5. Third-party logistics (3PL) handover via API/webhook.
2.6. Scheduled daily, shift, or periodic batch updates for reconciliations and reporting.

Platform Variants

3.1. SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Configure Inventory Management and SAP Event Mesh to automate goods movement notifications.

3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automate Advanced Inventory module with REST API to update product inbound/outbound status.

3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain
• Feature/Setting: Automator using Power Automate flows to synchronize picking/putaway and customs event status.

3.4. Manhattan Associates WMS
• Feature/Setting: Integration Manager to trigger events and automate electronic data interchange (EDI) for customs.

3.5. IBM Sterling Supply Chain
• Feature/Setting: Automate use of APIs for shipment and receipt updates with automated notification to customs brokers.

3.6. Infor WMS
• Feature/Setting: Use embedded event automator to automate movements tracked by RF-enabled transactions.

3.7. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automate workflows via Deluge scripting to track goods receipts/despatches and custom webhooks.

3.8. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Automated actions on stock.picking model; triggers on record status for entry/exit.

3.9. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Automated rules for part movement notifications and QuickBooks integration.

3.10. Cin7 Core
• Feature/Setting: Warehouse workflow automator and real-time API for automated goods tracking.

3.11. ShipBob
• Feature/Setting: Webhook notifications for inbound/outbound shipping events; automate with custom HTTP triggers.

3.12. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Automate sales/purchase order completion as triggers for goods flow.

3.13. UPS Supply Chain APIs
• Feature/Setting: Automate inbound/outbound shipment status retrieval with Webhooks Subscription API.

3.14. FedEx Web Services
• Feature/Setting: Automated event notifications using Track API for goods movement into/out of storage.

3.15. EasyPost
• Feature/Setting: Automated tracking webhook for shipment status change notifications.

3.16. EDI Providers (SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce)
• Feature/Setting: EDI 856 (ASN) and EDI 945 event automation for goods in/out status; mapping to WMS.

3.17. MuleSoft
• Feature/Setting: Data integration automator flows for consolidating customs, shipping, inventory systems.

3.18. Celigo
• Feature/Setting: Automated integration flows between ERP, WMS, and Customs systems; webhook triggers for goods entry/exit events.

3.19. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Use Apps Script to automatedly update custom warehouse logs from source system APIs.

3.20. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate base updates with scripts and webhooks for tracking goods status changes.

3.21. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate warehouse object updates; trigger outbound message flows for goods movement event.

3.22. Blue Yonder WMS
• Feature/Setting: Automation Center to set rules for entry/dispatch events, custom alerts to logistics partners.

3.23. Zebra MotionWorks
• Feature/Setting: Configure automated RFID triggers for goods location updates, integrate with WMS via API.

3.24. SAP Global Trade Services
• Feature/Setting: Automate compliance events tied to goods entry/exit to synchronize with customs authorities.

Benefits

4.1. Automates manual entry, reducing labor costs and error risk.
4.2. Automated inventory records enable real-time goods tracking for improved visibility and compliance.
4.3. Automator reduces customs clearance delays with immediate notifications of status changes.
4.4. Automating event-driven alerts ensures timely updates to stakeholders and accelerates logistics operations.
4.5. Automated reconciliation and reporting streamline regulatory audits and management reviews.
4.6. End-to-end automation ensures auditability, scalability, and accuracy for customs warehouse businesses.