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ustainability comes in many forms. Presented with the term, thoughts of greenery, clean energy, carbon capture projects and waste recycling spring to mind. Yet there are more subtle practices that fall under such a term that often go amiss. Within this realm, smart storage and space utilisation are two things that maximise efficiency, and in doing so, promote a sustainable means of transport and delivery through streamlining the logistical system. Less wasted space equals maximised product transport in a minimised number of journeys, saving fuel, effort, CO2 and time. Amid the international logistics sector, Goodpack is a key player and promoter of efficient and sustainable means of cargo transport. The company is a global logistics provider servicing industries that require safe, protective, cost-efficient packaging and supply chain solutions. “We are based in Singapore but operate around the world,” begins Eric Gregoire, CEO of Goodpack. “Our first and original business was the transportation of natural rubber, which by nature made us a global company from the get-go. Over time we expanded from natural rubber to synthetic as well, and because there is a tyre plant in every corner of the world, it means that we operate across every continent. This defined the first two decades of the company.” Over the past 10 years, the company has significantly grown its global footprint and established itself as a premier partner in delivering integrated supply chain solutions to customers in the most demanding industry sectors. “Across the last five to seven years, we have evolved,” Gregoire continues. “We have taken the idea of modernising the supply chain to make it more environmentally friendly, more resilient, and less costly by making use of a returnable fleet of containers. 2 | APAC Outlook issue 53

THE FUTURE OF GOODS TRANSPORT Behind the wheel of a circular supply chain system, we speak to Eric Gregoire, CEO of Goodpack; the company representing resilience, efficiency and sustainability in global material transportation Writer: Marcus Kääpä | Project Manager: Eddie Clinton

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GOODPACK “That is the definitive purpose of Goodpack; to take the supply chain, look at it holistically end-to-end, and modernise it by introducing a mutually beneficial fleet of containers.”

EVOLVING OPERATIONS Goodpack is an innovator in developing safe and cost-efficient transportation and storage solutions for challenging payloads, including natural rubber, food, liquids and specialty industrial goods such as tyres and automotive parts. The

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company boasts team members, operations and depots around the world dedicated to simplifying customers’ supply chain processes and to reducing waste with recyclable containers replacing one-way packaging. “We make transportation more sustainable because we are waste free,” Gregoire tells us proudly. “Our returnable containers reduce freight costs as the process eliminates the waste that is empty space. We are a very efficient storage and transportation solutions provider, and this maximised space utilisation also eliminates the need for vast storage facilities around the world that take up millions of square feet collectively. “Our basic principle is being truly global in serving the short and long supply chain. Simply put, we are the constant throughout a very complex operation, making it leaner and more resilient.” Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic period, the global supply chain has been key to maintaining the daily operation of businesses and lives worldwide. For Gregoire, this period has highlighted the necessity of reliability in the sector. “If I asked a supply chain manager what the greatest priority was prior to the pandemic, they would have said, ‘number one: cost, number two: cost, and number three: cost,” he reflects. “Now, having collectively experienced what we have, the answer to this question would be ‘resilience, sustainability, cost’. “The pandemic has created an entirely different story and profound change within the industry, and resilience has become the front and centre of conversations across the world.”

EXPERTS IN THE SECTOR The team behind the company are the dedicated staff that ensure Goodpack upholds its mission in developing and delivering end-to-end 4 | APAC Outlook issue 53

Lantone Systems Lantone Systems Pte Ltd is an established IT provider with seven offices worldwide. We specialise in Data Centre, Cloud, IT Security and IP Telephony, Managed IT and 24/7 IT Helpdesk services. Today, we work with more than 3,000 companies around the world and across different industries including finance, healthcare, telecommunications and more. As one of the earliest practitioners of VoIP in Singapore, Goodpack looked to us in 2008 to connect all their global offices via VoIP. Since then, our partnership has expanded into most areas of IT, such as infrastructure, security and cloud services. To provide a smooth working experience for Goodpack’s 400 plus employees across 22 offices globally, we manage all of their IT-related requests and incidents through a 24/7 IT Helpdesk and have consistently earned praises from users, while exceeding agreed SLAs. We carry a wide range of Yealink and Sangoma products, such as Desk IP Phones, Wireless IP Phones, VoIP Gateways, Telephony Cards, and Video Conference equipment, which are SIP and Teams compliant. We are also a well known system integration company, with the ability to deliver our solutions anywhere in the world, from Abuja to oil rigs in the middle of the ocean. Other notable examples of our work include the deployment of our standards-based contact center solution, FocalScope, within the strict IT environment of a prison facility, upgrading the network infrastructure and phone system of a Supreme Court, and helping a regional equipment manufacturer connect its branch offices through a cloud-based telephony system. We thank Goodpack for giving us the opportunity to work with them and placing their trust in us. We wish Goodpack continued success, and look forward to scaling greater heights together.

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“As a global transport and supply chain solutions provider, it is absolutely critical that we have comprehensive IT coverage that supports our employees, and through them, our customers. Any disruption, no matter how small, can have devastating ripple effects. That’s how important IT is to us, and hence why we trust Lantone Systems, our partner for more than 13 years, with our IT network and infrastructure requirements. With their dedicated 24/7 IT Helpdesk support, our people can focus on their day-to-day work, knowing that help is always available. Thanks to Lantone Systems, we are well-equipped to do our best.” Eric Gregoire - CEO, Goodpack Pte Ltd

GOODPACK supply chain solutions for its customers. The business relies on the experience, skills and commitment of its employees from every level to maintain the high level of innovation and service it is globally renowned for. And from under the direction of the company’s management

and leadership, Goodpack is ever expanding in its role as a world leader in transport packaging and an enabler of global supply chain ecosystems. “In recent years, we have been successful in expanding distribution into the food and beverage, and vehicle components sectors,” Gregoire

APAC OUTLOOK: HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN SECTOR? Eric Gregoire, CEO: “I worked for material companies earlier on in my career, namely DuPont and General Electric. For around 16 years I crossed between various jobs within those companies before moving on into another sector. “Around a decade ago I switched from working for those large corporations into the private equity space, where I moved on to work for two different companies in Germany in roles such as regional president, before I was offered the position of CEO of Goodpack in 2017. So, my arrival in the field of supply chain solutions was through the private equity space. “Our mandate at that point was to transform what was fundamentally an asset and equipment leasing company to a supply chain solution partner, and today Goodpack exists as such.”

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Yusen Logistics Yusen Logistics was established in 1955 and currently has more than 355 cities in 47 countries, approx. 2.6 Million SQMs of warehousing space. Our comprehensive services are designed to create better connections between businesses, customers and communities through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing. As Yusen Logistics Turkey, we have handled Goodpack shipments in Turkey for more than 10 years which shows today, a strong relation and mutual cooperation between two companies. For shipments from Turkey to Europe, Middle East, Far East; we also improve all logistics processes offering flexible solutions.

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APAC OUTLOOK: CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF YOUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL COMPANIES IN THE SPACE? Eric Gregoire, CEO: “We either already provide the best services in the world, or we partner with the best to provide the best. “We have a collection of at least 15 different partners in the IT sector who are each vital to our digital services at Goodpack. On top of this, our business works with partnerships for transport and safety, and we have some separate joint ventures as well. “Over the years we have narrowed down the scope of our partnerships so that each of them shares the same values as Goodpack. We believe that these businesses represent the true essence of our company, understand our needs and that of our customers, and are the critical factors towards our success.”

elaborates. “We are transporting anything from purées, concentrates or pickles, to automotive and aeroplane parts, and we leverage our global network to support our customers worldwide, at the same time creating leaner supply chains with higher network density and shorter repositioning distance. “This expansion and reliable service would not be possible without our various hard-working and talented teams.” Having globalised its teams, Goodpack operates via five primary divisions in Asia, the Americas and the EMEA region, each led by a regional president who oversees various teams of staff. “These teams are the fuel behind the business, and they heavily depend on each other,” Gregoire explains. “As Goodpack relies on the return of containers from customers, and the repositioning of containers to restart the process, each division must work together to balance the supply for continued operation and the benefit of all.” With an employee-centric focus at the fore of the company, Goodpack ensures that training is provided to staff and makes use of specific advanced training for future leadership in the business. “Our leadership training can cover a variety of topics, from digital transformation to business economics,” Gregoire comments. “This helps develop our future leaders’ understanding of how the world and our company is going to impact the supply chain, and what the best strategies are moving forward.”

EFFICIENCY AND ENDURANCE Goodpack’s strategies lead to smart thinking and solutions within the supply chain. The company’s container formats answer specific needs within the space and represent the progressive, sustainable purpose behind the business. “We have launched a format of container called MB6, designed to 8 | APAC Outlook issue 53

maximise the utilisation of space for American railcars, consisting of 60-foot containers and larger,” Gregoire elaborates. “Each of these, like most of our containers, are made of metal that provides a multi-faceted advantage for efficient goods transportation. This format works perfectly when it comes to transporting fragile products, such as automotive components, that require a great deal of protection and care. “The metal containers keep the goods safe and provide a long life for the assets; we are still using containers that are more than 20 years old.” And the added benefit of Goodpack’s metal containers is the reusable nature of the material. If, after a long stint of service, the metal containers become damaged and unfit for use, they can be melted down and repurposed. For Goodpack, this mixture of reliability and repurposing becomes a dual-focal reason for

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SMART SOLUTIONS Goodpack’s fleets of patented galvanised containers are collapsible, stackable and nestable. Constructed to ensure protection against shocks and contaminants, they are also quick, easy and safe to set up and knock down by a single individual. - Rugged, returnable, and reusable. - Zero wood and plastic contamination. - Hygienic and food safe. - Standard and custom solutions. - Green with zero disposal emissions. - Economic unit design with a lower raw material storage capex. - Safe to assemble and dismantle by a single individual in seconds.

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their use; one that merges with the business’ core values. “Our containers and delivery vessels are all square or rectangular in shape, which becomes the most practical when it comes to saving space,” Gregoire adds. “We are replacing the use of drums for example; their shape is impractical and wastes space that could be better used for product storage during transport, and moving the drums themselves often requires a high level of manual labour that could be better spent elsewhere.”

UTILISING THE DIGITAL REALM Goodpack is further developing its capabilities in the digital realm. Within this space, the latest digital tools become vital to continued fluidity and ease of business operations, and Goodpack’s recognition of this is represented by its customer portal, a user-friendly digital platform that monitors container cycle time, location, supply trends and much more.

“Our digital portal allows the businesses to follow and track the containers and the related details and information,” Gregoire says. “On top of this, we also guarantee a circular economy through digital means. Goodpack ensures that each container used can and is reused by businesses at their point of destination, so that each container can deliver goods and then continue its service to multiple locations globally without having to be returned to its original destination. “This digitally led method allows us to achieve a circular system while also remaining environmentally friendly throughout.”

GROWING GOODPACK For Goodpack, efficiency and expansion are two key words, and the future holds a lot of promise. In the short term, the company will be aiming to completely eradicate ineffective supply solutions such as transporting goods via drums, that are both impractical in their design

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when it comes to maximising space, and often require a great deal of manual labour on either end. On top of this, Goodpack will simultaneously be making headway in alternative markets. “We are looking to become an even bigger player in the food and beverage supply space, ,” Gregoire informs us. “Maximising space and resilience are of course a major short-term aim of ours. “Some of the current packaging is a simple wooden pallet carrying goods wrapped in film, which is both riskier when it comes to product vulnerability, more wasteful, and does

not allow the pallets to stack upon one another. It is at the top of our agenda to replace all use of wooden pallets with metal containers that are more robust, stackable and that are interlocking for both space utilisation and goods/material security. “Lastly, Goodpack is looking to develop our business from raw material supply solutions to also move into the fast-moving consumer goods (FMGC) space, moving from the transportation of raw materials into that of finished goods, from one plant to the point of consumption.” Goodpack’s aims and

developments are moving in conjunction with an increasingly progressive, efficient, green and smart industry. With resilience at the core of all the company does, Goodpack represents the enduring nature of the global supply chain.

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