AI replenishment: forecast demand 12 months ahead

Katana now provides a complete, context-aware replenishment recommendation. Receive a 12-month demand forecast, order scenarios, safety stock, and a draft PO or MO in a single flow.

Unlike most other tools, Katana’s AI replenishment doesn’t just read your stock data. You can add the context the algorithm can’t know — a competitor folding, a marketing push next quarter, a one-off spike worth ignoring — type it in plain language and see your forecast update instantly. There’s no need for CSV exports or extra setup: AI handles the entire analysis, reducing manual work to a minimum. Everything works directly within your existing Katana data, covering sales orders, MOs, POs, and inventory.

How it works:

Pick any SKU from Stock → Inventory and hit Replenish, or select up to 50 SKUs at once for a full supplier catalog review. Katana reads your sales history, detects seasonal patterns, and generates three order scenarios — minimum, recommended, and maximum — with days-of-cover projections and a plain-language explanation for every number, including why each figure was calculated the way it was.
Update your safety stock with one click, then create a draft PO or MO directly in Katana, ready to approve.

Run the analysis on your own schedule — weekly, daily, or whenever procurement is on your agenda — and share a planning snapshot with your team before your next meeting.

Katana customers using planning tools already run 55% fewer late manufacturing orders. AI Replenishment takes your planning even further, with a demand forecast, per-item order recommendations, and the ability to add context the algorithm can’t see.

More coming soon

Katana watches your inventory for you: continuous background monitoring that checks your inventory levels and alerts you when an item is heading toward stockout, before it happens.