Automate the manual work in Katana

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Top 5 Katana friction points when done manually

Inventory levels drift in Katana

When stock counts happen outside Katana, you manually update quantities in the system, but by the time you finish entering everything, some numbers are already wrong again.

78% report this

Purchase orders don't sync with Katana

You create orders in your supplier system or email, then have to manually log back into Katana to record the same purchase so your inventory forecasts stay accurate.

71% report this

Katana recipes need constant manual tweaks

When ingredient costs or component availability changes, you have to manually update each recipe in Katana, and if you miss one, your production costs and profit margins become unreliable.

54% report this

Shipping data entry into Katana

After orders ship, you manually enter tracking numbers and carrier information into Katana so customers can see status, duplicating work you already did in your shipping software.

42% report this

Katana reports require manual compilation

You export data from Katana, then copy it into spreadsheets to create the reports your accountant or leadership team actually needs, wasting time on formatting instead of analysis.

28% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

What you can automate in Katana

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