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The Daily Ops Digest

One message, every morning, 60 seconds to read. The whole team sees the same numbers, and nothing rots quietly in a spreadsheet.

The template (paste into Slack or email)

📦 OPS DIGEST — [Tue Jul 10] SALES (yesterday vs 7-day avg) Orders: [84] (avg [76]) · Revenue: [$6,410] (avg [$5,900]) · AOV: [$76] FULFILLMENT Shipped: [79] · On-time SLA: [94%] Oldest unshipped: [#1207 — 3 days ⚠️] SUPPORT New: [31] · Closed: [28] · Auto-resolved: [54%] Oldest open: [14h] · Top issue: [WISMO ×12] INVENTORY Mismatches (Shopify vs 3PL): [2 — MOD-TEE-BLK-M, MOD-MUG-01] Low stock (<14 days cover): [MOD-HAT-01 — 9 days] 🚩 NEEDS A DECISION TODAY [1. Reorder MOD-HAT-01 (supplier lead time 21 days — we're already late)] [2. #1207 stuck at 3PL — call them or refund?]

The rules

1. Every number sits next to its 7-day average. A number without a baseline is noise.
2. The flags section is the whole point. If nothing needs a decision, write "none" — but say it.
3. Same time, same place, every day. The digest works because it's a habit, not a report.
4. One owner. Someone's name is on it — even when a machine drafts it.

Prompt — Compile it from your exports

Compile today's ops digest for [Store] in exactly the format below. Rules: - Compare every metric to its 7-day average; add ⚠️ to anything 20%+ worse than average. - Inventory: flag any SKU where the two counts disagree (MISMATCH) and any SKU with under 14 days of cover at its 30-day run rate. - NEEDS A DECISION: max 3 items, each one line, each with the reason. Only things a human must decide today. If none, write "none". - Do not invent numbers. If a section's data is missing, write [NO DATA — check export]. FORMAT: [paste the digest template from this doc] DATA: Shopify orders export (yesterday + prior 7 days): [paste] Helpdesk stats: [paste] Inventory tracker rows: [paste from inventory-sync-tracker.csv] Notes from the team: [anything unusual — promos, carrier issues]
Want this in Slack at 7am without anyone compiling it? That's a one-week build: pulls Shopify, the helpdesk, and your 3PL, writes the digest, flags the decisions. You own the code. [modusstudio.co]