The startup offers a smart manufacturing and inventory platform that integrates real-time data visualization with ERP software to streamline workflows for scaling businesses. This solution enables manufacturers to monitor order prioritization and raw material availability, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing downtime.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
SSFounders
Product
Problem
Scaling manufacturing businesses often struggle with inefficient data management and limited visibility into their inventory and production processes. Spreadsheets and legacy ERP systems can be cumbersome, lack real-time insights, and fail to provide the necessary tools for optimizing workflows, leading to stockouts, overstocking, and reduced cash flow.
Solution
Katana offers a cloud-based smart manufacturing and inventory management platform designed to provide total visibility and streamline operations for scaling businesses. The platform integrates real-time data visualization with tools for managing sales orders, purchase orders, production planning, and warehouse operations. By centralizing inventory and production data, Katana enables manufacturers to monitor stock levels, prioritize orders, and allocate resources efficiently. The system's intuitive interface and seamless integrations with e-commerce platforms and accounting software empower businesses to enhance operational efficiency, improve cash flow, and ensure on-time deliveries.
Target Audience
Katana is designed for scaling manufacturing businesses, including direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, e-commerce businesses, and omnichannel retailers, seeking to streamline their inventory and production processes.
Features
- Real-time inventory tracking, providing end-to-end visibility of raw materials and finished goods across multiple locations
- Automated production scheduling and resource allocation based on real-time demand and material availability
- Integrated purchase management for issuing purchase orders, managing contract manufacturing, and setting reorder points
- Sales order management, consolidating online and offline sales channels with partial shipping and invoicing capabilities
- Planning and forecasting tools that use historical data to predict future demand and optimize inventory levels
- Shop Floor App for real-time task management, material tracking, and shop floor insights
- Warehouse management add-on with bin locations, barcode scanning, and mobile app for streamlined stocktakes and optimized workflows
- Integration with e-commerce platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce
- Accounting integrations with QuickBooks Online and Xero for accurate costing and financial visibility
- Open API for custom integrations and tailored workflows