Procurement & Inventory ControlPurpose
1.2. Automates detection of discrepancies between expected and actual inventory, enabling proactive issue resolution, compliance, and continuous materials availability.
1.3. Supports automated audit trails for inventory during procurement and inventory control processes for plating services in the metal finishing industry.
1.4. Automates inventory records for lot tracking, waste management, reorder point calculation, and cost consistency.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Triggered by new batch completion entry in ERP production module.
2.3. Automator detects status updates in production tracking software or scanning of finished goods.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP S/4HANA
• Function: Inventory Management API — automates stock level update and inventory document posting after production order completion.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Setting: Inventory Adjustment and Work Order APIs — automates inventory movements after manufacturing work order close-out.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain
• Feature: Inventory Journals, Automated Posting — automates reconciliation by integrating shop floor data capture with automated journal entry.
3.4. QuickBooks Online
• Setting: Inventory Adjustment API — automate inventory value/quantity updates on job completion.
3.5. Odoo
• Module: Inventory > Automated Actions — automates post-production stock reconciliation on operation finalization.
3.6. Zoho Inventory
• Feature: Webhooks + API — automates call to update quantity on hand after each job.
3.7. Fishbowl Inventory
• Feature: Import/Export Tools, REST API — automates job completion synchronization for real-time reconciliation.
3.8. Katana MRP
• Feature: Auto-Booking API — automates deduction of materials and reconciliation post production job.
3.9. DEAR Systems
• Setting: Finished Goods API — automates inventory write-off of raw materials and addition to finished goods.
3.10. Cin7
• Feature: Sales/Production API — automate the reduction of inventory for used materials and increment for produced goods.
3.11. Unleashed
• Function: Auto-Assembly API — automates post-manufacturing inventory adjustment and reporting.
3.12. Infor CloudSuite Industrial
• Feature: Inventory Transaction API — automates inventory posting after batch completion.
3.13. Epicor ERP
• Setting: Automated Job Closing Function — automates inventory movement and transaction creation after production job closure.
3.14. SYSPRO
• Feature: Inventory Posting API — automate job reconciliation, discrepancy checks, and adjustment posting.
3.15. Plex Manufacturing Cloud
• Feature: Real-Time Production API — automates inventory deduction based on live production tracking.
3.16. Sage 100cloud
• Function: Work Order Close Process Automation — automates inventory reconciliation via scripting API.
3.17. Acumatica
• Module: Inventory Transactions API — automates batch entry and reconciliation upon production completion.
3.18. Priority Software
• Setting: Inventory Balance Update API — automate job completion updates to inventory counts.
3.19. Brightpearl
• Feature: Workflow Automation + Inventory API — automates inventory records sync post-manufacturing process.
3.20. Xero
• Feature: Inventory API — automate end-of-job inventory reconciliation for materials used and goods produced.
Benefits
4.2. Minimizes manual entry and automates verification, saving staff time.
4.3. Enables continuous, automated inventory tracking, promoting accuracy.
4.4. Automates compliance with auditing requirements through automated trails.
4.5. Boosts efficiency in procurement and inventory control workflows through consistently automated reconciliation.
4.6. Alerts for discrepancies ensure issues are automatedly flagged and resolved.
4.7. Facilitates automated lot tracking and chemical/waste balances critical to plating compliance.