29 Years. Since January 1996. X12-EDI. ERP. Barcode. Author. Speaker. Writer.
My clients know their industry, but I know their business.
Norman Katz, President, Katzscan Inc.
Telephone: (954) 942-4141
Mission Statement
Katzscan's mission is to help enterprises advance their internal and external execution by:
- Acting as an independent, vendor-neutral advisor in the matters of software, technology, and business operations.
- Documenting software applications, business processes, data analysis and descriptive information to facilitate education, knowledge transfer, and to comply with applicable requirements.
- Championing relationships between internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Facilitating the definition and synchronization of master data, supply chain transactions, and business operations across the enterprise and between customers, contract manufacturers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
- Improving the performance of software applications and business operations.
This is accomplished through targeted discovery engagements that include robust conversations with key internal personnel at all levels who are directly involved in the affected activities, software system reviews, external entity conversations, and data analysis.
Katzscan does not directly sell any hardware products or software applications. Therefore we provide vendor-neutral observations and opinions. Our insights are the results of decades of experience. This allows us to offer advice in the best interest of our client companies.
Katzscan Areas of Expertise
- Documentation for: software applications, user guides, system diagrams, data flows
- Documentation for: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), training manuals, master data
- Documentation for technology proposals, bids, grants, awards
- Software project leadership and expertise for ERP, X12-EDI, barcode labeling and scanning
- Supply Chain Vendor Compliance operations and technology advisory, including chargeback financial penalties
- Relationship champion to internal stakeholders and external partners (e.g., customers, suppliers, vendors, including contract manufacturers and 3PL third-party logistics providers); includes operational alignment, master data management, transaction coordination
- Data analysis and visualizations
Recent Highlights - Norman Katz Knows Supply Chain, Software, & More!
- Second peer-reviewed article published by Henry Stewart Publications' Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, & Procurement - Volume 7, Number 1 (Autumn/Fall 2024) titled "Shift-left in your fight against supply chain fraud". Read the article on the Articles & Audio page on this website.
- A thought leader for Old Domination Freight Line's August 2024 whitepaper: "Navigating the Future: How data analytics are reshaping shipping"
- An editorial content writer for Supply Chain Management Review since July 2023 - Click here to access all of Norman's articles on the SCMR website.
Katzscan Industries & Verticals
- Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
- Beauty Products
- Retail and Grocery
- B2B / B2C / D2C
- Pharmaceutical
- Publishing
- Furniture
- Apparel
- Footwear
- 3rd Party Logistics (3PL)
- Contract Manufacturing
- Contract Distribution
AUTHORED BOOKS (click on each book cover for more information)
"Things seen differently."