Leatherworking Inventory and Manufacturing Software

Katana is the new best friend of leather manufacturers. Manage your raw materials, manufacturing process, inventory and automated sales orders in one easy-to-use software. The features and user interface have been designed with the needs of a growing leatherworking business in mind. And, yes, it integrates with your favorite e-commerce platforms (e.g. Shopify, WooCommerce) and accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, Xero).

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Hear from other manufacturers in the Health & Beauty industry who use Katana

"We're now able to manage and control our inventory “We have fully integrated with Katana, Shopify and QuickBooks for the entirety of our manufacturing process and have been using it for about 6 months now. This software is amazing and the features keep coming. The customer service is amazing and Chris would even make videos for me explaining my questions.”

Range Leather

Leather wallets, journals, bags, and accessories

“We've switched to Katana to manage our entire inventory and manufacturing process for our Shopify store. We're now able to control our inventory and manufacturing processes in a way we could not before, and I think we now have a very solid platform to continue growing. If you actually produce stuff, sell on Shopify and want to grow, this is the tool that you need to manage your back-end like a pro.”

Paper Republic

Leather journals and notebooks

“Katana completely changed the flow between our website and our workshop. Can’t recommend it enough; especially if you make to order!”

7 Rue Paradis

Leather bags and accessories

“Katana has revolutionized our business. We are now able to accurately cost our manufacturing, have everyone know exactly when materials will be in and how long before products are ready. As a small business this has saved us countless hours and headaches.”

Mackenzie & George

Leather belts, brooches, pet accessories

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Raw Material Tracking & Bill of Materials

Katana will automatically tell you if you have enough raw materials in stock to start production, when to order more, what and how much you’re missing. You can also purchase whatever you’re missing right away.

Smart Priority-Based Production Planning

Get real-time updates on inventory movement. Set reorder points, to ensure stock for high demand periods. Drag and drop to prioritize orders and let Katana reallocate materials and finished goods accordingly.

Make to Order & Make to Stock Support

Save your BOMs and let Katana make automatic inventory adjustments, calculate operations costs, and assign raw inventory, subassemblies, and finished goods to orders as soon as they’re generated.

Multi-Channel & Multi-Location

Centralize all your sales orders into one visual dashboard and gain multi-channel inventory visibility. Track the status of manufacturing orders at multiple locations and inventory levels at different warehouses.

Manufacturing Floor-Level Control

Get a simplified but complete overview of your work-in-progress manufacturing operations so you can easily manage your resources, set tasks for team members, and monitor the progress of projects.

Outsource Manufacturing

Don’t produce in-house? Not a problem. Katana helps you stay in control of your outsourced manufacturing processes. Easily manage your orders, raw materials, and manufacturing operations at multiple locations.

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Seamless integrations with your business essentials

From accounting to e-commerce.

Range Leather, a Shopify D2C Seller, has fully integrated Katana with Shopify and QuickBooks

Source: benzinga.com

Range Leather, a Shopify D2C Seller, is delighted with Katana cloud-based manufacturing software. The company manufactures handcrafted leather goods including men’s and women’s line including wallets, journals, totes, and more. The company has fully integrated Katana with Shopify and QuickBooks for the entirety of the manufacturing process since March 2019. The owners of the company recently shared, “Katana software is amazing, and the features keep coming.”

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Leather manufacturing working with Katana MRP

Leather Manufacturing: An In-Depth Look Beyond the Skin

Leather manufacturing is the process of converting raw animal skin into leather through three sub-processes: preparatory stages, tanning, and crusting. It is a by-product of the meat and dairy industries, and leather can come from any animal. Leatherworking still plays an important role in the manufacturing industry, from producing leather to using leather to make your products. However, in today’s world, it can also be a minefield of ethics, as consumers are now opting for cruelty-free leather. That’s why we’re going to take an in-depth look at the leather manufacturing industry, how leather goods manufacturing is carried out, and the software you can use to help you manage the material.