Purchasing and Inventory AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automatedly manage part orders, receipts, inventory movements, and consumption in fabrication workflows, connecting data across purchasing, inventory, and shop floor systems.
1.3. Automator eliminates manual tracking, automates notifications and documentation, and creates automatable data flows for real-time status and replenishment triggers.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Goods receipt or inventory update logged by warehouse staff.
2.3. Inventory threshold level reached, automating reorder recommendations.
2.4. Material movement or consumption recorded in manufacturing execution system.
2.5. Supplier ships or delivers parts, sending automated shipment notifications.
2.6. Barcode/RFID scan event detected at gate, warehouse, or shop floor.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Goods Receipt PO event; configure B1iF service call for GoodsReceiptDocument.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Saved Search + Workflow for Inventory Item; automate RESTlet script on item change.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Power Automate trigger on InventoryTransactions entity change; update Power BI dashboard.
3.4. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Webhook on new purchase order; automate Inventory API update with Receipt event.
3.5. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Webhook on Purchase transaction; automate InventoryItem endpoint patch.
3.6. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Automated action on stock.picking; trigger REST API to update inventory status.
3.7. Katana MRP
• Feature/Setting: Webhook endpoint for stock event; automate-part-tracked via Materials API.
3.8. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Plugin for PartTracking event; automate HTTP POST to shop management system.
3.9. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Rule for Item update; automate Zoho Flow to sync StockLevels.
3.10. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: Automation Rule on stock receipt; use API to update warehouse bin location.
3.11. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Level webhook; automate fulfillment status through Admin API.
3.12. Sage Intacct
• Feature/Setting: Smart Rules for Shipment; automate InventoryControl API PATCH.
3.13. Plex Manufacturing Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Webhook on Material Transaction; automate RPC call to Shop Floor Control.
3.14. Epicor ERP
• Feature/Setting: BPM Method Directive on Receipts; automate External Service call for status update.
3.15. Infor CloudSuite Industrial (Syteline)
• Feature/Setting: Event Action on ItemTransaction table; automate REST API PATCH.
3.16. E2 Shop System
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Update event; automate notification via Shop API.
3.17. ProShop ERP
• Feature/Setting: Change Trigger on Stock record; automate REST call to update Tracking field.
3.18. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Flow Designer on Inventory Record; automate REST step to external WMS.
3.19. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automated Workflow on Row Change; automate HTTP POST to shop’s API.
3.20. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: OnEdit trigger on stock levels; automate Apps Script to notify purchasing.
3.21. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation on inventory table; automate Webhook call to ERP system.
Benefits
4.2. Automates communication between purchasing, warehouse, and shop floor, reducing delays and manual data entry.
4.3. Enables automatable alerts and real-time dashboards for material status, accelerating decision-making.
4.4. Automatedly logs audit trails and compliance documentation for supply chain traceability.
4.5. Simplifies automating replenishment, procurement, and production planning processes.
4.6. Supports multi-platform automation, scaling with business needs and integrating diverse shop floor technologies.