Retail
How a Local Bakery Connected Its Sales, Inventory, and Suppliers
Client: Delicias Bakery
The Challenge
The owner was spending hours every night manually cross-referencing sales from their simple POS with a separate inventory spreadsheet and then drafting supplier emails. This led to ordering mistakes and wasted time that could have been spent on the business.
The Solution
We built a custom automation using n8n that acts as the central hub for the bakery's operations. When a sale is made, the workflow instantly updates a master inventory list in Google Sheets and logs the transaction in their accounting software. Crucially, when an ingredient like flour drops below a set threshold, the system automatically generates and sends a purchase order to the correct supplier via email.
The Results
- ✔Eliminated over 10 hours of manual data entry and admin work per week.
- ✔Reduced ingredient waste by 40% by ordering based on real-time data.
- ✔Ensured key ingredients were always in stock, increasing customer satisfaction.
"I used to spend my evenings staring at three different apps and a spreadsheet. Now, they all work together like a single, smart employee. SmartNode gave me my evenings back to focus on what I love—baking."