Inventory & Supply Chain AutomationsPurpose
1.2. Automated notifications ensure real-time awareness, prevent stockouts, and optimize supply chain workflows by automating communication with relevant staff when delivery or shortage events occur.
1.3. Automating this notification flow automates error reduction, optimizes resource planning, and automatedly reduces manual monitoring of inventory system dashboards.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automatedly triggered by supplier delivery mark-in or arrival scanning.
2.3. Automator reacts when POS sales reduce inventory below predefined automated thresholds.
Platform Variants
3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Messages API”; configure inventory threshold alerts to trigger SMS to relevant staff.
3.2. Slack
• Feature/Setting: “Incoming Webhooks”; automate message posting to staff channels based on inventory/shortage event triggers.
3.3. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: “Flow BOT Connector”; automates posting alerts to inventory teams or chefs through configured flows.
3.4. Outlook Office 365
• Feature/Setting: “Send Email v2 API”; automate templated shortage or delivery emails to designated groups.
3.5. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: “Gmail API, send message”; automates sending instant emails on automation triggers.
3.6. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automated message templates triggered by inventory events, sent to kitchen or management WhatsApp.
3.7. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: “Create Ticket API”; automate support alert creation for urgent shortages or delivery issues.
3.8. PagerDuty
• Feature/Setting: “Events API v2”; automate incident creation for critical out-of-stock scenarios.
3.9. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: “Mail Send API”; automates customizable notification emails to supplier/manager lists.
3.10. Amazon SNS
• Feature/Setting: “Publish”; automate SMS, email, or push notification on delivery/shortage events to subscribed staff.
3.11. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: “Automated Flow”; trigger Teams, email, or SMS notifications based on item shortage.
3.12. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: “Zap Action - Notifications”; watches inventory system and automates notifications to communication tools.
3.13. Google Chat
• Feature/Setting: “Webhook/Post message”; automate alert card to chefs and procurement groups.
3.14. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: “Ticket Create API”; automator triggers staff tickets for restock or delivery updates.
3.15. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Card Add” on inventory shortage, tagged to responsible staff.
3.16. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: “Item Create or Update”; automates task assignment when delivery/shortage detected.
3.17. ClickUp
• Feature/Setting: “Task Automation”; triggers and assigns delivery or shortage-related tasks to teams.
3.18. Discord
• Feature/Setting: “Webhook Bot”; automates messages in staff servers upon shortfall or arrival detection.
3.19. Asana
• Feature/Setting: “Task Creation Automation”; shortage/delivery condition automates staff assignment.
3.20. Telegram Bot API
• Feature/Setting: Automator triggers “sendMessage” to supply chain or culinary team chats.
3.21. Pushover
• Feature/Setting: “API Send Message”; automates push notifications to management smartphones.
3.22. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Automate staff in-app messages/alerts upon delivery or shortage via event triggers.
3.23. Bitrix24
• Feature/Setting: “Task or Feed Post”; automates creation of supply chain alerts in team workspace.
3.24. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: “Webhooks/Inventory Level Change”; automates alerts to restockers or buyers.
3.25. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: “Inventory Adjustment API”; automates alert emails if negative inventory detected.
Benefits
4.2. Staff are automatedly and instantly notified, automating resolution initiation.
4.3. Automates reduction of manual checks and human error.
4.4. Improves coordination across kitchen, procurement, and admin by automating communication flows.
4.5. Automates increased supply chain transparency and operational efficiency in Odia restaurants.