Supplier Radar
Track supplier performance, automate reorders, and catch stockouts before they happen
Your suppliers don't tell you when they're running low. This recipe monitors your inventory velocity, calculates reorder points based on lead times, auto-generates purchase orders, and tracks supplier reliability so you know who to trust and who to replace.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
Set up inventory reorder management. Pull sales velocity data from my [Shopify/WooCommerce/Amazon] store. My suppliers and lead times: [list suppliers with lead times]. For each SKU: (1) calculate daily sales velocity, (2) compute reorder point = (daily velocity × lead time) + safety stock of [X] days, (3) alert me via [Telegram/Slack/email] when any SKU hits its reorder point, (4) generate a purchase order with quantities based on [X] weeks of projected demand. Track supplier performance: on-time delivery rate, defect rate from return data, average response time. Monthly supplier scorecard. Demand forecast for next 30/60/90 days based on historical sales patterns.
How It Works
Your Claw tracks your sales velocity per SKU, factors in each supplier's
lead time, and calculates when you need to reorder. When you hit the
reorder point, it generates a purchase order and optionally sends it to
your supplier. Over time, it builds a supplier scorecard based on
on-time delivery, defect rates, and communication responsiveness.
What You Get
- Reorder point calculation based on sales velocity and supplier lead time
- Automatic purchase order generation
- Supplier performance tracking (on-time rate, defect rate, response time)
- Stockout prediction alerts (days until out of stock per SKU)
- Demand forecasting based on historical sales patterns and seasonality
- Supplier comparison for products available from multiple sources
Setup Steps
- Connect your store for sales velocity data
- Provide your supplier list with lead times and contact info
- Map SKUs to suppliers
- Set safety stock levels per SKU
- Choose alert-only or auto-send PO mode
Tips
- Lead times from Chinese suppliers vary wildly — use the 90th percentile, not the average
- Factor in seasonal demand spikes (don't run out of stock going into Q4)
- The supplier scorecard is leverage for negotiating better terms
- For dropshippers: monitor your suppliers' stock levels if they provide inventory feeds
- Start with your top 20% of SKUs by revenue — they're the most costly to run out of