Low stock detection with AI demand forecasting. Monitors inventory levels, predicts stockouts, and triggers auto-reorder workflows with supplier integration.
Never run out of stock again. This workflow continuously monitors your inventory levels across all warehouses and sales channels, using AI demand forecasting to predict stockouts before they happen. It connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon Seller Central, or any inventory system via API.
The AI analyzes historical sales velocity, seasonal patterns, marketing calendar events, competitor stock levels, and external factors (weather, holidays, trending products) to predict demand for each SKU over the next 30/60/90 days. When projected demand exceeds available inventory plus incoming orders, the system triggers alerts at configurable thresholds (30-day, 14-day, 7-day runway).
Critical stockout risks trigger automatic purchase order generation and submission to preferred suppliers. The workflow also identifies slow-moving inventory that may need markdowns, calculates optimal reorder quantities based on lead times and carrying costs, and generates a weekly inventory health report with actionable insights.
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{
"name": "Inventory Alert System",
"nodes": [
{
"id": "schedule",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"name": "Daily Inventory Check",
"position": [
250,
300
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "cronExpression",
"expression": "0 8 * * *"
}
]
}
}
},
{
"id": "fetchInventory",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.shopify",
"name": "Get Inventory Levels",
"position": [
450,
300
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"resource": "inventoryLevel"
}
},
{
"id": "fetchSalesHistory",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.shopify",
"name": "Get Sales Velocity",
"position": [
450,
450
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"resource": "order",
"filters": {
"created_at_min": "={{$now.minus({days: 90}).toISO()}}"
}
}
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