Supplier & Inventory ManagementPurpose
1.2. Scheduled automation creates detailed reports on water stock levels, usage patterns, discrepancies, reorder points, and wastage.
1.3. Provides data-driven insights for optimizing inventory and supplier management, reducing manual auditing workload, and enabling automated compliance reporting.
1.4. Automatedly distributes inventory audit results to stakeholders, triggers replenishment workflows, and maintains audit trails for regulatory audit-readiness.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Inventory threshold alerts (automator detects low or high stock levels).
2.3. New supplier delivery event or purchase order closure (automated trigger on completion).
2.4. Manual trigger by authorized staff via dashboard, email, or SMS command.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Schedule Trigger + SharePoint/List Connector; automates scheduled audit extraction from inventory lists.
3.2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Scheduler + Google Sheets/Inventory app; automator pulls data and sends automated reports via Gmail/Slack.
3.3. Integromat (Make)
• Feature/Setting: Scenario scheduling; automated inventory extraction, report creation (PDF Module), and multichannel delivery.
3.4. Workato
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflow builder; triggers audit queries from NetSuite/ERP, emails a summary.
3.5. Oracle Integration Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled integrations with Oracle Inventory API; automates report generation.
3.6. UiPath
• Feature/Setting: Orchestrator schedule; automator reads warehouse management system and automates report output.
3.7. SAP Cloud Platform Integration
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled task; connect to SAP Inventory Management API, create automated audit logs.
3.8. ServiceNow Flow Designer
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Flow; triggers inventory data collection, automates PDF audit report generation.
3.9. IBM App Connect
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled flow; connect to inventory database, automates report dispatch via email/SFTP.
3.10. Google Apps Script
• Feature/Setting: Time-driven trigger; automated scripts audit Google Sheets inventory and send reports.
3.11. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: EventBridge/time trigger; automates invocation of inventory-audit Lambda function.
3.12. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature/Setting: Recurrence trigger; automates pulling and sending inventory reports from Azure SQL Database.
3.13. IFTTT
• Feature/Setting: Date/time trigger; automator links inventory app and notification channels.
3.14. Trello Automation (Butler)
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled command; moves/labels inventory cards, posts summaries to Slack.
3.15. Slack Workflow Builder
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled workflow automation; posts reminders to audit, requests inputs, shares automated reports.
3.16. Monday.com Automations
• Feature/Setting: Recurring automation; summarizes board (inventory) status, emails PDF.
3.17. Smartsheet Automation
• Feature/Setting: Time-based workflow; automates summary of inventory sheet changes, sends scheduled emails.
3.18. Salesforce Flow
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Flow; automates report on Water Inventory object to Chatter/Email.
3.19. QuickBase Pipelines
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled pipeline; automates pulling stock data and automatedly sending audit logs.
3.20. Zoho Flow
• Feature/Setting: Scheduler trigger; automates data pull from Zoho Inventory, sends report to chosen channel.
Benefits
4.2. Automates compliance with regulatory and industry standards for utility suppliers.
4.3. Audited data enables proactive ordering and better demand forecasting.
4.4. Automated, recurring reporting ensures transparency and historical audit trails.
4.5. Streamlined, automated communication leads to faster internal resolution on discrepancies.
4.6. Scalable automator architecture supports business growth without increasing audit labor.