24 Years. Since January 1996.
About Norman Katz
Biography, Credentials, Experience
Norman is a Senior Business and Technology leader with a history of architecting and delivering best-in-class enterprise solutions for global companies that transform and strengthen the full spectrum of financial and supply chain operations. Norman directly accelerates P&L performance via technical and process innovation. He collaborates with C-level leaders to introduce and adopt new ways of working, generating millions of dollars in top-line revenue performance.
Norman is widely recognized in both technical and business circles for a proven ability to bridge complex business requirements with seamless, accessible solutions. Norman is a frequent presenter at global conferences on best practices and emerging trends.
Norman is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Controls Specialist, and a Microsoft Office Specialist. He is a graduate of the University of Florida where he has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and studied Computer Information Sciences.
Norman has held leadership roles in 20 ERP and 15 EDI projects through his career. He is an expert in the technologies and operations pertaining to supply chain vendor compliance, with experience beginning in 1993.
Prior to starting Katzscan in January 1996, Norman had progressive career positions (Programmer, Programmer Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Information Technology Manager) with some of the country's most well-known consumer product brands: Fotomat (film and photo processing), Tropicana Products (beverages), Hanes (apparel), and Gitano (fashion apparel), as well as lesser-known companies such as Huyck-Formex (industrial textiles and vacuum foils for the paper industry), FLA Orthopedics (medical products manufacturer and distributor), and Gepetto (women's apparel manufacturer).
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About KATZSCAN INC.
Experience You Can Count On
Since its beginnings in January 1996, companies have engaged Katzscan to direct the business analysis, architecture, development, integration, quality assurance, and evolution of: enterprise software roadmaps, business process improvements, software applications, data governance, supply chain relationships, and organizational readiness initiatives as an embedded strategic partner and consultant.
Services include the management of cross-functional project teams of developers, internal customers, vendors, and other key stakeholders from initial planning through change management and final signoff.
Katzscan will perform data analysis, operations investigations, and systems overviews as part of “surgical strike” discoveries to determine root-causes of problems, then define and present strategic remedy options and assist in tactical engagement of solutions. Lean Six Sigma methodologies are leveraged for the full scope of business planning, alignment, and collaboration in achieving effective results without compromising the quality of the work product.
RFP/RFI for software selection and implementation, notably ERP and EDI solutions. Documentation of current state, visioning of future state, software implementation, product owner, operations realignment, data conversion/migration, employee education and training, executive mentoring. Outreach engagement with company’s customers and contract manufacturing and distribution (e.g. 3PL) suppliers/vendors on supply chain requirements and performance issues relating to vendor compliance.
Expertise In:
- Supply Chain Vendor Compliance
- Business Operations Improvement
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Automatic Identification
- Data Analysis / Migration / Conversion / Mapping
- User Documentation
- Technical Specifications
KATZSCAN INC. - RELATED WEB SITES
Vendor Compliance
Information on my exclusive book and consulting services related to supply chain vendor compliance for customer/buyer enterprises and supplier/vendor companies.
Supply Chain Fraud
Information on my exclusive book and consulting services related to the use of supply chain systems and the transactions they produce in the detection and reduction of fraud.
Turnaround Help
Information on my consulting services and how they relate to helping distressed companies climb out of the chaos and become viable as on-going entities or more valuable for sale.