diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
index d316b677..4e6a3453 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 //PM GENERATION                               
                 await CoreJobPMGenerate.DoWorkAsync();
 
+                //PM INVENTORY CHECK                               
+                await CoreJobPMInventoryCheck.DoWorkAsync();
+
                 //JOB SWEEPER / AND USER COUNT CHECK
                 await CoreJobSweeper.DoWorkAsync();
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/PMBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/PMBiz.cs
index c886f139..7b1ee4fa 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/PMBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/PMBiz.cs
@@ -4746,7 +4746,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 
 
 
-        #region GENERATION
+
+        #region GENERATION 
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        // Process generation of pms to workorders
+        //    
+        internal static async Task ProcessInsufficientInventoryNotificationAsync(AyContext ct, ILogger log)
+        {
+        }
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Process generation of pms to workorders
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobPMInventoryCheck.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobPMInventoryCheck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8abcb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobPMInventoryCheck.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using AyaNova.Models;
+using AyaNova.Util;
+
+namespace AyaNova.Biz
+{
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Preventive maintenance generator
+    /// turn PMs into Work orders
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class CoreJobPMInventoryCheck
+    {
+        private static bool IsRunning = false;
+        private static ILogger log = AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.CreateLogger("CoreJobPMInventoryCheck");
+        private static DateTime lastRun = DateTime.MinValue;
+
+
+#if (DEBUG)
+        private static TimeSpan RUN_EVERY_INTERVAL = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 20);//no more frequently than once every 20 seconds
+#else
+        private static TimeSpan RUN_EVERY_INTERVAL = new TimeSpan(0, 30, 0);//no more frequently than once every half hour
+#endif
+
+
+        public static async Task DoWorkAsync()
+        {
+            log.LogTrace("Checking if CoreJobPMInventoryCheck should run");
+            if (IsRunning)
+            {
+                log.LogTrace("CoreJobPMInventoryCheck is running already exiting this cycle");
+                return;
+            }
+            //This will get triggered roughly every minute, but we don't want to deliver that frequently
+            if (DateTime.UtcNow - lastRun < RUN_EVERY_INTERVAL)
+            {
+                log.LogTrace($"CoreJobPMInventoryCheck ran less than {RUN_EVERY_INTERVAL} ago, exiting this cycle");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            //CHECK INVENTORY AND NOTIFY
+            try
+            {
+                IsRunning = true;
+                log.LogTrace("CoreJobPMInventoryCheck set to RUNNING state and starting now");
+
+                using (AyContext ct = AyaNova.Util.ServiceProviderProvider.DBContext)
+                {
+                    await PMBiz.ProcessInsufficientInventoryNotificationAsync(ct, log);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                log.LogError(ex, $"Error processing CoreJobPMInventoryCheck ");
+                await NotifyEventHelper.AddGeneralNotifyEvent(NotifyEventType.PMGenerationFailed, "PM Inventory check failure", "Preventive Maintenance", ex);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                log.LogTrace("CoreJobPMInventoryCheck has completed; setting to not running state and tagging lastRun timestamp");
+                lastRun = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                IsRunning = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+
+
+
+        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    }//eoc
+
+
+}//eons
+