DMSi Agility Automated Expiring Lot FEFO Alerts
Every morning, WebRun opens DMSi Agility and scans all inventory lots for items approaching their expiry or maximum shelf-life date within the next 30 days. It ranks the items by days remaining, logs them in a Google Sheets FEFO tracker, and posts a prioritized alert to Slack so your warehouse team can pick those lots first and avoid write-offs on time-sensitive materials such as adhesives, sealants, and treated lumber.
How do I automatically alert my warehouse team to expiring inventory lots in DMSi Agility?
WebRun scans DMSi Agility every morning for inventory lots with expiry or shelf-life dates within the next 30 days, ranks them by urgency, logs the full list in a Google Sheets FEFO tracker, and posts a prioritized alert to Slack. Your warehouse team picks the most urgent lots first-expired-first-out to avoid write-offs on adhesives, sealants, and other time-sensitive materials.
- Expiring lots are flagged 30 days in advance so there is time to sell or return them
- Write-offs from expired adhesives, sealants, and treated materials are reduced
- Warehouse team picks the most urgent lots first without checking expiry dates manually
Built for lumber dealers · building materials distributors · warehouse managers · inventory controllers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.dmsi.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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DMSi Agility - scan inventory lots for expiry or shelf-life dates within 30 days
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WebRun opens DMSi Agility to scan inventory lots for expiry or shelf-life dates within 30 days. - Open DMSi Agility and navigate to Inventory Control lot tracking
- Filter for all lots with an expiry or maximum shelf-life date within the next 30 days
- Capture lot number, SKU, description, on-hand quantity, location, and days until expiry for each item
Done when All lots expiring within 30 days are listed with location and days remaining.
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Google Sheets - log expiring lots in FEFO tracker ranked by urgency
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WebRun opens Google Sheets to log expiring lots in FEFO tracker ranked by urgency. - Log each expiring lot in the FEFO tracker with days remaining, quantity, branch, and storage location
- Flag lots with fewer than 7 days remaining in red for immediate action
- Mark lots as resolved when the warehouse team confirms they have been picked or returned
Done when FEFO tracker is updated with all expiring lots, urgency flags, and resolution status.
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Slack - post daily expiry alert to warehouse team
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WebRun opens Slack to post daily expiry alert to warehouse team. - Post a daily alert to the warehouse Slack channel with the count of expiring lots and total value at risk
- List the top five most urgent lots with SKU, location, days remaining, and on-hand quantity
- Link to the full Google Sheets FEFO tracker
Done when Warehouse team has today's expiry alert and top-five urgent lots in Slack.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Which product types in a lumber yard actually have expiry dates?
Items like adhesives, caulks, sealants, paints, stains, and pressure-treated lumber with date-of-treatment stamps all carry shelf-life constraints. DMSi Agility tracks these by lot, and WebRun surfaces whichever lots are approaching their limit.
Can it adjust the lookback window beyond 30 days?
Yes. The expiry horizon is configurable during setup. You can set it to 14, 30, 45, or 60 days depending on how much lead time your warehouse team needs to act on expiring lots.
Will it re-allocate lots to open orders automatically?
No. WebRun surfaces and ranks the expiring lots. Your warehouse team decides whether to pick the lot against an open order, initiate a vendor return, or discount for quick sale. No inventory is moved automatically.
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