Procurement and Supplier Management AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automates entry and validation of incoming item details (condition, source, specs), reducing manual errors and mismatch risks.
1.3. Automates reconciliation between procurement records and physical goods receipt, supporting compliance and audit trails.
1.4. Automates notifications and creation of tasks if mismatches or damaged items are detected.
1.5. Purpose includes automating inventory adjustments for scrap, reusable, or for-sale items as soon as they enter the salvage facility.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Purchase order marked as fulfilled or partially fulfilled in procurement system.
2.3. Manual receipt entry or API webhook from supplier confirming shipment.
2.4. Inventory below reorder threshold upon item arrival triggers additional procurement automation.
2.5. Automated daily/real-time batch update from supplier logistics or warehouse integrator.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP S/4HANA
• API: Goods Movement—Automate posting GR (Goods Receipt) by triggering the BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE endpoint upon digital receipt.
3.2. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature: Item Receipt—Automate the “receive items” workflow using the REST API /record/v1/itemReceipt endpoint.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain
• Module: Inventory management—Automate item journal creation via the Inventory Update API when goods are scanned-in.
3.4. QuickBooks Online
• API: Purchase Receive endpoint—Automate inventory adjustments with the /purchase endpoint on goods receipt events.
3.5. Zoho Inventory
• Feature: Automated Stock Updates—Configure and automate StockOnHand API updates on item receipt.
3.6. Odoo
• Module: Inventory Operations—Automates inventory reception using the /stock.picking/validate endpoint.
3.7. Freshservice
• Feature: Asset Management—Automate asset records update with Web Request Automation on item delivery documentation.
3.8. Fishbowl Inventory
• API: Receive Order—Utilize the /api/receiveOrder function for automated updating when goods received are logged.
3.9. Shopify
• API: Inventory Level Adjust endpoint—Automate POST to /admin/inventory_levels/adjust.json when new salvage items are logged.
3.10. Unleashed Software
• API: Goods Receipt—Automate trigger for PUT /GoodsReceipt endpoint on completion of delivery.
3.11. Cin7
• Endpoint: StockOnHand—Automates stock reconciliations via StockOnHand CSV/API imports upon receipt creation.
3.12. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
• API: Goods Inward endpoint—Automate POST to /goods-inwards on item arrival.
3.13. Xero
• API: Inventory Items—Automate PUT to /Items endpoint on item scanned into inventory.
3.14. Dear Systems
• Endpoint: Stock Receiving—Automates /StockReceiving function on signed-off supplier deliveries.
3.15. Lightspeed Retail
• API: Inventory endpoint—Automate POST to /inventory for new goods received entries.
3.16. VendHQ (now Lightspeed)
• Feature: Inventory Count API—Automated updates using POST /2.0/inventory endpoint for each new item batch received.
3.17. Infor CloudSuite
• BOD: InventoryTransaction—Automate InventoryReceived BOD for goods-in events from external data sources.
3.18. Epicor ERP
• Endpoint: Receipts—Automates entries through /api/v1/Erp.BO.ReceiptEntrySvc/Receipts endpoint.
3.19. Acumatica
• Endpoint: Inventory receipt—Automates creation of InventoryReceipt via /entity/Default/18.200.001/InventoryReceipt.
3.20. Salesforce (with Inventory Cloud add-on)
• Feature: Automated Data Loader—Automate inventory adjustment on item receipt via InventoryReceived trigger event and flow.
Benefits
4.2. Reduce manual labor and automate record-keeping accuracy for compliance.
4.3. Automate real-time stock visibility for purchasing and sales.
4.4. Automate alert notifications for anomalies, damages, or discrepancies during goods receipt.
4.5. Automate replenishment cycles and cross-location inventory management for multi-branch salvage operations.