# Monitor supply chain risks and disruptions with OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Email and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/monitor-supply-chain-risks-and-disruptions-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Monitor supply chain risks and disruptions with OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Email and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 21 steps, 2 branches: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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**21 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 6 Logic 7 Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **Schedule Supply Chain Data Collection** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **OpenAI Model for Signal Monitoring Agent** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **Signal Analysis Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 4 **OpenAI Model for Coordination Agent** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 5 **Coordination Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 6 **Slack Alert Tool** Slack Tool *Service*
- 7 **Manual Approval Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 8 **Workflow Configuration** Set *Logic*
- 9 **Signal Monitoring Agent** Agent *Model*
- 10 **Coordination Agent** Agent *Model*
- 11 **Process Approval Decision** Code *Logic*
- 12 **Fetch Procurement Data** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Fetch Warehouse and Transportation Data** Http Request *Service*
- 14 **Route by Risk Level** Switch *Logic*
- 15 **Route by Action Type** Switch *Logic*
- 16 **Respond to Approval** Respond To Webhook *Starts it*
- 17 **Log Compliance Audit Trail** Code *Logic*
- 18 **Combine Supply Chain Data** Merge *Logic*
- 19 **Send Critical Alert to Slack** Slack *Service*
- 20 **Send Escalation Email** Email Send *Service*
- 21 **Prepare Final Report** Set *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 21, with 2 branches
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Email, Slack
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 21 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 21 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fmonitor-supply-chain-risks-and-disruptions-with-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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