Eliminate production stoppages from material shortages and save an average of $900/month in emergency shipping costs.
~2 hrs
Saved / wk
Easy
Setup
No AI
AI
Each morning, Make compares your current stock levels in Katana against your open production orders and scheduled purchase order delivery dates. When any raw material will hit zero before the next delivery, you get an email showing the item, quantity needed, and your supplier's contact — before production stops.
~2 hrs
Saved / Week
Easy to set up
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
AI Status
Step 1: Connect Katana to Make using Katana's API — pull current stock levels and open production order quantities each morning.
Step 2: Add a data module that fetches expected delivery dates from your open purchase orders in Katana.
Step 3: Build a Make formula to check whether stock remaining (minus production demand) will hit zero before each PO delivery date.
Step 4: Send a daily summary email via Gmail listing every at-risk material with the shortage date, quantity needed, and supplier name.
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