Supply Chain and Vendor CoordinationPurpose
1.2. Automatedly trigger alternate supplier sourcing, automate supplier comparison, and send automated purchase orders without manual intervention.
1.3. Automate communications with suppliers, warehouse, and retail partners to minimize incense wholesale supply chain disruptions.
1.4. Automating the end-to-end supply chain: from stock detection, supplier pricing checks, to order confirmations and logistics tracking.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Incense product or variant marked as “out-of-stock” in POS or ERP software.
2.3. Automated delayed response or failure-to-ship confirmation from primary supplier.
2.4. Automated receiving of backorder data or retail customer cancellation spike.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Use API_SALES_ORDER_SRV and API_MATERIAL_STOCK_SRV for automated stock check and purchase requisition creation.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Automate saved search triggers and Purchase Order module via SuiteScript API for alternate supplier orders.
3.3. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory webhook triggers; connect to alternate supplier APIs via Shopify Flow.
3.4. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Automate Power Automate flow with Inventory API and Procurement module for routing supplier orders.
3.5. SAP Ariba
• Feature/Setting: Automate Purchase Order Collaboration API for multi-supplier RFQ when item is out-of-stock.
3.6. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automate low-stock triggers via Inventory Reports API; issue automated purchase orders using Purchase Order API.
3.7. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Webhook automated triggers for “out-of-stock” state and Create Purchase Order API for alternate suppliers.
3.8. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Automate reordering through Product Inventory Webhook and Supplier API.
3.9. Cin7
• Feature/Setting: Automate alternate sourcing using Inventory API triggers and automated Supplier Order Endpoint.
3.10. Unleashed
• Feature/Setting: Automated Out of Stock trigger setting; Purchase Order API for secondary supplier automation.
3.11. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Automated approval procedures with DIAPI; BP and Items Service for automated supplier workflow.
3.12. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Automated stock rules; Purchase Order API to send to alternate suppliers.
3.13. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Automate inventory & purchase order integration using Inventory API & Purchase Orders API.
3.14. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automate instant SMS notifications to internal buyers using Programmable SMS API.
3.15. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier and team email notifications for out-of-stock and PO issuance using Mail Send API.
3.16. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automated alerts via Slack API to procurement team channel for real-time updates.
3.17. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate card creation for each out-of-stock event using Trello API for procurement follow-ups.
3.18. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate record updates and automated supplier selection logic via Airtable API.
3.19. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate appending of out-of-stock and alternate supplier status via Sheets API; automated tracking.
3.20. Jira Service Management
• Feature/Setting: Automate issue creation and workflow escalation for critical incense SKUs using REST API.
3.21. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate board item creation and status updates for procurement using Monday API.
3.22. Email (IMAP/SMTP integration)
• Feature/Setting: Automate reading out-of-stock alerts and auto-send RFQ emails to alternate suppliers via SMTP API.
Benefits
4.2. Minimizes retail stockouts by automating multi-supplier engagement.
4.3. Automatedly expedites PO issuance and vendor confirmation, ensuring continuous retail supply.
4.4. Automation reduces human error and speeds up alternate supplier evaluation.
4.5. Workflow automation boosts resilience, agility, and customer satisfaction in incense retail.