ShedBox Agent for Operations Teams
Automate data collection and streamline operational workflows.
The Operations Challenge
Ops teams manage data across many systems:
- Inventory and supply chain
- Order management
- Vendor relationships
- Internal processes
- Compliance tracking
Manual data collection wastes valuable time.
ShedBox Agent automates data workflows so ops can focus on optimization.
How Ops Teams Use ShedBox Agent
Unified Operations View
You: "Show me today's order status across all channels"
ShedBox Agent:
✓ Connects to Shopify, Amazon, and warehouse system
✓ Aggregates order data
Today's Order Summary:
- Total Orders: 847
- Shopify: 423 (50%)
- Amazon: 312 (37%)
- Wholesale: 112 (13%)
Fulfillment Status:
- Shipped: 612
- Processing: 198
- Pending Stock: 37
⚠️ Alert: 37 orders waiting on SKU-1234 (restock ETA: 2 days)
Automated Reporting
# Daily operations report
schedule:
cron: "0 6 * * *"
data_sources:
orders:
type: rest_api
url: https://api.shopify.com/admin/orders.json
inventory:
type: rest_api
url: https://api.warehouse.com/inventory
shipping:
type: rest_api
url: https://api.shipstation.com/shipments
processing:
aggregate:
group_by: status
metrics:
- order_count: count
- total_value: sum(total)
output:
type: email
to: ops-team@company.com
subject: "Daily Operations Report - ${TODAY}"
Key Benefits for Ops Teams
1. Cross-System Visibility
Connect all operational systems:
| System | Data Access |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | Orders, customers, products |
| Warehouse | Inventory, locations, movements |
| Shipping | Tracking, costs, delivery times |
| Vendors | POs, lead times, costs |
| Finance | Invoices, payments, reconciliation |
2. Proactive Alerts
Set up monitoring for operational issues:
monitoring:
- name: low_inventory
condition: stock_level < reorder_point
notify: slack
- name: shipping_delays
condition: days_to_ship > 2
notify: email
- name: vendor_issues
condition: on_time_delivery < 90%
notify: pagerduty
3. Process Automation
Automate repetitive data tasks:
"Every Monday, generate a PO list for items below reorder point"
"Daily, reconcile shipped orders with carrier tracking"
"Weekly, report on vendor performance metrics"
4. Quick Answers
Get operational insights instantly:
"What's our average fulfillment time this week?"
"Which products are backordered?"
"What's the delivery success rate by carrier?"
Common Ops Workflows
Inventory Management
"Show me inventory levels for all SKUs below safety stock"
"What's our inventory turnover by category?"
"Which items haven't sold in 90 days?"
Order Operations
"What's the status of all orders placed yesterday?"
"Find orders stuck in processing for more than 24 hours"
"Show me return rate by product"
Vendor Management
"Compare vendor lead times and on-time delivery rates"
"Which vendors have the best cost-to-quality ratio?"
"Show me all open POs by vendor"
Shipping & Logistics
"What's our cost per shipment by carrier?"
"Show me delivery times by region"
"Identify shipments that missed their SLA"
Example: Weekly Ops Review
You: "Prepare the weekly ops review data"
ShedBox Agent:
✓ Pulling data from 5 systems...
📦 Weekly Operations Review
Orders
- Total Orders: 5,234 (+8% WoW)
- Average Order Value: $87.50
- On-Time Fulfillment: 94.2%
- Returns: 156 (3.0%)
Inventory
- Stock Turn Rate: 4.2x
- Out of Stock SKUs: 12
- Overstock SKUs: 34
- Dead Stock Value: $12,400
Shipping
- Packages Shipped: 5,089
- Average Ship Time: 1.4 days
- Carrier Performance:
- UPS: 96% on-time
- FedEx: 94% on-time
- USPS: 89% on-time
Cost Metrics
- Cost per Order: $4.82
- Shipping Cost Ratio: 8.2%
- Return Processing Cost: $2,340
🚨 Issues Requiring Attention:
1. SKU-5678 out of stock, 45 orders waiting
2. USPS delivery times increased 0.5 days
3. Return rate up 0.5% for Category X
Shall I generate the full report or dig into any issue?
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Streamline your operations with automated data workflows.