The KAT Group of Companies was first established with the incorporation of KAT Technologies Sdn Bhd in 1994 by Datuk Ir. (Dr) Khairol Anuar Tawi. A major business opportunity came in the early years when KAT was appointed as distributor for telco prepaid products. The operations started with only three employees and a small distribution territory in the Northern States of Peninsular Malaysia in 1999.
It was a lot of hard work and learning on-the-go in the physical distribution of mobile prepaid cards which, at that point in time, was an emerging and innovative mobile service that was rapidly expanding on a global scale. KAT’s small team had to literally comb on foot street-by-street to register dealers as prepaid touchpoints. In the ensuing years, the entrepreneurial drive of our founder and a desire to ride the growth wave of prepaid service gradually led to the development of systematic daily activities, new operating procedures, cash and stock management, check and balance, and a basic in-house developed computerised order management and distribution system to handle the ever-increasing transaction volume.By 2014-15, the distribution complexity had increased tremendously as a result of territorial expansion awarded to KAT by our principals.
The enabler to this rapid growth of our prepaid distribution was the innovation that was introduced in stages into our computerised distribution system and the accompanying standard operating procedures. At the peak of KAT’s physical prepaid distribution operations, we were handling approximately 6 millions pieces of cards monthly. Our system was able to track the location of any one of these cards at any time along our supply chain which comprised a network of more than 10,000 dealers spread across nine States in Peninsular Malaysia. That was the degree of emphasis we had placed in our own operations and the standard we had set for ourselves back then, and which we still do to this day. It is such levels of commitment and refinement of processes that has enabled KAT Technologies to be an award-winning best-in-class distributor. At KAT, we synergise the latest in applications technology, strategic planning, and the drive and enthusiasm of a highly technical professional team.
Today, KATSys™ is a comprehensive distribution management system loaded with tracking, handling, reporting and data mining features particularly suitable for businesses involved in fast moving items in ultra high volume. KATSys™ is equally adept to handle more ordinary goods and in more ordinary volume. KATSys™ is an embodiment of the desire to be the best, where innovation is culture, where failure is not an option, where visibility and control of operations are ingredients for success, and where maximising business profitability is transmitted like a heartbeat that runs all along our supply chain. It is all about efficiency, effectiveness, measurability and accuracy of the daily distribution operations. If your business require distribution, and you need an outsourced distributor, or system and solutions, or just consultancy to support your Go Anywhere, At Anytime, By Anyhow distribution operations, then talk to us at KAT.
