Warehouse Automation System
An end-to-end warehouse platform — from physical item intake to live inventory management, pricing, and multi-channel publishing.
Physical inventory is a digital black hole.
Physical goods in a warehouse exist in a different world from their digital representation. Getting items from physical shelf to live listing requires a chain of manual steps — scanning, photographing, describing, researching, pricing, uploading — each one a potential bottleneck and error source.
Physical to digital in one motion.
A complete warehouse operations platform built on a barcode-driven ingestion pipeline. Every physical item scanned once — everything else automated.
Barcode-based ingestion
Items scanned on arrival using CodeReadr mobile app. UPC, ISBN, catalog numbers, and custom barcodes supported. Scan triggers a Make.com automation sequence immediately.
Inventory mapping and location tracking
Each item assigned a physical location code within the warehouse. Airtable maintains a live inventory map — current location, quantity, condition, and status per item.
Image capture and processing
Photos taken at intake point using a standardized capture workflow. Cloudinary handles background removal, auto-crop, format conversion, and CDN delivery.
Metadata enrichment and pricing
External APIs (product databases, marketplaces) queried for metadata. Price Finder API returns condition-adjusted market pricing. AI generates descriptions and SEO-optimized titles.
Multi-channel publishing
Complete product records published to connected sales channels. Inventory quantities managed centrally — sold on one platform automatically updates all others.
Tools Used
Make.com, Airtable, CodeReadr, Cloudinary, OpenAI, Shopify, eBay, Amazon SP-API, custom pricing APIs
Outcome
Full item lifecycle — from physical receipt to live listing — completed in under 60 seconds per item. Zero manual data entry after initial scan.
Architecture
Modular design — each pipeline stage can be upgraded or replaced independently. Core system reusable across any physical product category.