Streamline Your Manufacturing Operations with Katana MRP
Katana MRP is a cloud-based manufacturing ERP software for small to mid-sized businesses, providing a clear, real-time view of your entire operation.
Key Features
Real-Time Inventory Management
Get live insights into your stock levels across multiple locations. Katana MRP helps prevent stockouts and overstocking by automating stock tracking and allowing you to set reorder points. It provides detailed stock level reports, batch and serial number tracking for compliance and quality control, and an integrated barcode scanner for efficient inventory updates.
Production Planning & Control
Plan production, manage manufacturing orders, and track progress on the shop floor. Katana MRP’s Master of Production (MOP) allows for drag-and-drop scheduling, giving you full control over your production timeline. It supports both make-to-order and make-to-stock workflows, providing clear visibility into resource availability and preventing production bottlenecks. The system automatically calculates required raw materials and components based on production plans, ensuring you have everything you need.
Sales Order Management
Centralize all your sales channels (e.g., e-commerce platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce) into a single dashboard to manage orders and track product availability. Katana MRP automatically updates inventory levels as sales orders are placed, preventing overselling. It supports features like partial shipping, invoicing, and order customization, providing a seamless experience for both your team and your customers.
End-to-End Traceability
Achieve comprehensive traceability by tracking products from procurement to the final invoice. Katana MRP allows you to track raw materials, components, and finished goods using batch and serial numbers. This is crucial for quality control, regulatory compliance, and enables fast and efficient product recalls if necessary. Detailed audit trails provide complete visibility into every transaction.
Purchase Order Management
Issue purchase orders directly from the system, track supply chain delays, and manage outsourced manufacturing with ease. Katana MRP automates the procurement process by generating purchase orders for raw materials that are running low, ensuring you never run out of critical stock. It provides a clear overview of all outstanding purchase orders and their status, helping you manage supplier relationships.
Seamless Integrations
Katana MRP integrates with a wide range of business platforms, including accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero, and various e-commerce and CRM systems. This allows for a streamlined flow of data across your entire business operation, eliminating manual data entry, reducing errors, and providing a single source of truth for all your business data.
Shop Floor App
Katana MRP provides a dedicated app for shop floor tasks, allowing you to assign tasks to operators, monitor real-time progress, and track time spent on jobs. The app helps digitize your shop floor, providing real-time data on production status, machine utilization, and worker performance. It's an essential tool for improving efficiency and decision-making on the production line.
About Katana MRP
In a world where manufacturing is becoming more complex, managing every aspect of your business—from inventory and production to sales and accounting—can be a daunting task. That's where **Katana MRP** comes in. Designed specifically for small to mid-sized manufacturers, Katana is a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that provides a centralized, real-time view of your entire operation. Its name, "MRP," stands for Material Requirements Planning, a foundational principle of the software. However, Katana is much more than a simple MRP tool; it's a holistic platform built to streamline your business and empower growth.
The core challenge for many manufacturers is a lack of visibility. Without a clear picture of what's happening on the shop floor, in the warehouse, and across your sales channels, it's easy to make costly mistakes. Katana solves this by connecting all your data points in one intuitive system. You get a single source of truth that updates in real time, so you always know your stock levels, the status of every production order, and which sales are ready to be fulfilled. This immediate insight allows you to make agile decisions, prevent stockouts, and avoid production bottlenecks before they even happen.
One of Katana's most powerful features is its **smart production planning**. It automatically calculates the raw materials required for each manufacturing order and alerts you if you need to reorder stock. This is especially vital for businesses that operate on a "make-to-order" model, where efficiency and speed are paramount. With the **Master of Production (MOP)**, you can visually schedule and prioritize production orders with a simple drag-and-drop interface, making it easy to adapt to sudden changes in demand or supply.
Beyond the production floor, Katana seamlessly integrates with your existing **e-commerce platforms** like Shopify and WooCommerce. This ensures that as soon as a customer places an order online, your inventory is automatically updated, and a production order is created if necessary. The system also supports partial shipping, allowing you to fulfill orders as products become available, improving customer satisfaction and cash flow.
For businesses in industries with strict quality control and regulatory requirements, Katana's **end-to-end traceability** is a game-changer. By tracking every item with a batch or serial number from the moment it enters your warehouse to the final delivery, you have a complete audit trail. This not only simplifies compliance but also allows you to perform targeted recalls and investigate quality issues with precision, protecting your brand's reputation and bottom line.
Katana’s robust **integrations** with leading accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero eliminate the need for manual data entry between platforms. This creates a connected business ecosystem where financial data is always accurate and up-to-date. In addition, the **Shop Floor App** puts real-time data in the hands of your operators. They can access task lists, report progress, and track time, which provides you with invaluable insights into your team's efficiency and production flow.
In summary, Katana MRP is more than just a software solution—it's a strategic partner for growth. It empowers manufacturers to move from reactive decision-making to a proactive, data-driven approach. By providing a clear and comprehensive view of your entire operation, it helps you reduce costs, optimize inventory, and ultimately build a more resilient and profitable business.
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Katana MRP is used by a variety of industries to streamline their operations, reduce costs, and optimize inventory management. Get in touch to learn more.