Katana Cloud Inventory Features
Inventory Management Platform Features (10)
Centralized Inventory Database
Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database. This feature was mentioned in 65 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Inventory Level Dashboards
Maintain a visual on product stock levels throughout your facilities with flexible inventory dashboards. 64 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Stock History Reporting
View the history of individual items and compare the sales performance of new to old stock in order to inform purchasing decisions. 63 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Low Stock Notifications
Set low stock thresholds and receive automatic alerts when stock decreases to that level. This feature was mentioned in 66 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Bundles, Kits, & Variants
Automatically adjust inventory for product bundles, kit orders, and product variations within the system. 62 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Asset Tracking
As reported in 52 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Use barcode or radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology with specialized readers or mobile applications to track inventory assets throughout warehouse facilities.
Inventory Forecasting
Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management. 58 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
eCommerce Integrations
Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and payment gateways with the system to link inventory records between across platforms. This feature was mentioned in 60 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Accounting Integrations
Track inventory costs and costs of goods sold (COGS) with accounting software integrations. 62 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Exporting / Importing
Based on 65 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Transfer large volumes of inventory data records into and out of the system with built-in import / export tools.
Planning (4)
Identify Demand
Calculate demand by consolidating data from multiple sources. This feature was mentioned in 15 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Manage Resources
As reported in 16 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Track resource availability for raw materials and production capacity.
Production Plans
Generate production plans based on demand and resource availability. 15 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Optimization
Ability to improve production plans using historical data. 15 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Scheduling (3)
Production Schedules
Allowa supervisors to convert production plans into production schedules. This feature was mentioned in 15 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Deployment
Implement production schedules on the shop floor in multiple locations. 15 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Monitoring
As reported in 15 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Track production schedules to identify issues and adjust accordingly.
Front-Office (3)
Contacts
Provide customer contact management features or integration with CRM. This feature was mentioned in 18 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Sales
As reported in 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Helps salespeople create and manage quotes and sales orders.
Service
Based on 17 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Includes service management features or integration with field service management.
Manufacturing (9)
Product Configuration
Create and maintain product configurations using Bills of materials (BOMs). This feature was mentioned in 21 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Work orders
Based on 21 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Generate work orders based on demand and assign them to employees.
Scheduling
Based on 22 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Plan manufacturing activities based on product type, and employee or equipment availability.
WIP
Track work in process (WIP) across multiple production lines and manufacturing locations.
Work Orders
Manage work orders for different types of activities such as production, rework, or maintenance.
MRP
Determine what raw materials are required for production, based on demand, production capacity, and inventory availability.
BOM
Define the structure of finished products to identify which raw materials, operations, and labor are needed to produce them.
MPS
Create and implement master production plans for multiple production lines and locations.
Shop Floor
Assign equipment and monitor shop floor activities during various production stages.
Back-Office (3)
Accounting
Based on 21 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Provide basic features for finance or integration with accounting software.
Inventory
Based on 22 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Manage inventory or components, finished goods, and equipment.
Purchasing
Include functionality to create and manage purchase orders. 21 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Accounting (10)
Chart of Accounts
Deliver out of the box Chart of accounts that can be used across multiple companies or business units.
AP Automation
Steam lines data entry by auto-populating recurring or predefined vendor values.
AR Automation
Automation helps the user be more efficient by populating default customer data and setting up regular payments from clients.
Journal Entries
Auto-populate based on previously entered information, uplaode journal entries and schedule future entries.
Tags & Dimensions
Ability to tag all transaction in the general ledger with customizable dimensions, classes, categories, etc.
Cash Management
Match payments and invoices and perform bank reconciliation in multiple currencies.
Payment Batches
Payments can be processed by batch without manual intervention
Payments Scheduling
Ability to schedule payments at predefined dates and times
Payment Settlements
Clearing of electronic payments to transfer funds from customers to suppliers
Payment Methods
Support multiple payment methods such as Automated Clearing House (ACH), credit and debit card, and wire transfers
Inventory & Warehouse (5)
Inventory Tracking
Real-time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" information by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders.
Inventory Costing
Ability to establish costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO, and Specific Unit.
Product Master
Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.
Inventory Forecasting
Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management.
Integrations
Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and accounting with the system to link inventory records across platforms.
Purchasing (4)
Demand
Identify demand based on different types of sales orders and forecasting data.
Purchase Orders
Software supports purchase orders and provides the visibility needed to streamline the procure to pay process.
In Transit
Track products and raw materials shipped by suppliers, from origin to destination.
Receiving
Match the products received with the corresponding purchase orders and add them to inventory.
Quality Management (4)
Inspections
Define and implement workflows for inspections, including rules for escalations and notifications.
Rework
Identify rejected products and decide either they can be repaired or discarded.
Waste
Track production waste such as scrap, as well as returns that cannot be repaired.
Defects
Monitor product defects, identify causes and provide corrective actions to improve quality.
Distribution (3)
Picking & Packing
Define and implement optimal procedures to pick and pack product for shipping.
Shipping
Plan deliveries based on inventory availability, transportation costs, and order priority.
Tracking
Track shipments from warehouse to the destination, including drop shipments and multilocation shipping.
Sales & Marketing (6)
Customer Master
Manages customer information including multiple ship-to and bill-to locations.
ATP
Available to promise provides information on future availability of products that are either planned for production or purchased but not received.
Order History
Track order history, from quotes to sales orders, invoices, and returns, as well as canceled orders and back orders.
Returns
Manage return merchandise authorizations (RMS) approval processes and match with the original invoices.
Credit Limits
Define and monitor credit limits by individual customer or categories of customers, including the option to put customers on hold.
Pricing & Discounts
Manage various types of pricing and discounts associated with product categories and customer types.
HR (3)
Payroll
Payroll module or integration to an external payroll provider which automates the recording of payroll.
Workforce Management
Manage personnel availability and allocate human resources to production and inventory operations.
Time & Attendance
Track the time spent by employees performing various tasks related to production or inventory management.
Multichannel inventory management (3)
Warehouse Inventory Transfer
Based on 46 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Allows users to create warehouse-to-warehouse transfers knowing the exact stock levels for both locations when sending and receiving
Multichannel Inventory Syncing
As reported in 44 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Allows users to sync inventory across multiple stores, marketplaces, and warehouses
Multi-Warehouse Routing
Allows users to connect sales channels to specific warehouses. This feature was mentioned in 43 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
3PL inventory management (3)
Client management
Allows users to manage all thier clients on one system This feature was mentioned in 42 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Marketplace connections
As reported in 38 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Allows users to connect marketplaces for each client
3PL inventory tracking
Allows inventory tracking for specific customer required attributes such as lot, serial, style/color/size This feature was mentioned in 38 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Inventory Management (8)
Inventory Tracking
Based on 55 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Real-time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" information by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders.
Inventory Costing
Ability to establish costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO, and Specific Unit. This feature was mentioned in 56 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Product Master
Based on 50 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.
Inventory Forecasting
As reported in 50 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management.
Integrations
Based on 53 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and accounting with the system to link inventory records across platforms.
Stock Levels
Maintain visual on stock levels 41 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Flow Of Goods
As reported in 37 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Track available inventory and manage flow of goods to/from warehouses
Reserving Goods
Reserve goods that have been added to cart and update stock levels This feature was mentioned in 35 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Order Entry (3)
Entry
Based on 36 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Enter and convert orders and quotes
Register
Register received orders in the system 36 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Notifications
Based on 37 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Provide real-time notifications and status updates
Order Tracking (3)
Shipping
As reported in 34 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Verify shipping preferences
Tracking
Based on 36 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Track orders and their statuses as they move along the supply chain
Backorder
Manage orders for products that are unavailable due to inventory shortage 37 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Customer Management (3)
Order Status
Track status of orders from shipment to delivery 39 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Information Access
Based on 35 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Provide customers access to their information in order to answer FAQs
Email Notifications
As reported in 35 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Automatically send emails using certain triggers to notify customer service of issues
Subscription Management (4)
Payment Data
Store payment data and customer information This feature was mentioned in 35 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Payment Gateway
Support and/or integrate with a payment gateway(s) This feature was mentioned in 34 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Billing
As reported in 36 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Automate billing and contracts
Automatic Payments
Accomidate automatic payments from various payment methods 33 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (3)
Scheduling
Generate production schedules based on demand and inventory availability 21 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Dispatching
Based on 20 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Create work orders and dispatch them based on availability of personnel and work stations.
Execution
Deploy work orders on the shop floor to personnel and equipment. 20 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (3)
Materials Movement
Track the movement of raw materials and components between the warehouse and the shop floor. This feature was mentioned in 20 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Quality Control
Based on 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Implement quality control checks to comply with industry standards and regulations.
Operations Traceability
Based on 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Monitor work orders execution to identify non conformity with scheduling.
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (4)
Performance Analysis
Analyze production operations to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement. This feature was mentioned in 20 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Machine and equipment
Allow for bidirectional data transfers between the software and industrial equipment. 19 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Document Control
As reported in 18 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Manage documents related to production and quality such as engineering drawings.
Collect Manufacturing Data
Gather manufacturing data from multiple sources (software, equipment, and sensors). 18 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (3)
Machine and equipment
As reported in 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Allow for bidirectional data transfers between the software and industrial equipment.
Manufacturing Software
Based on 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Integrate with other manufacturing solutions such as ERP, quality management and asset management.
Internet of Things (IoT)
As reported in 17 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Synchronize manufacturing data with IoT networks and devices.
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (3)
Predictive Analytics
Based on 19 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews. Use machine learning to predict production output or equipment downtime.
Real-time Monitoring
Identify deviations from optimal performance and recommend corrective actions in real-time. This feature was mentioned in 18 Katana Cloud Inventory reviews.
Adaptive Planning
Generate intelligent production plans that can adapt to changes in real time. 19 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Agentic AI - Job Shop Management (2)
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) (1)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Agentic AI - Order Management (2)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience 13 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation 13 reviewers of Katana Cloud Inventory have provided feedback on this feature.
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Execution System (1)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP (3)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives





