Key success factors to setup an APAC RDC for Healthcare companies – learn from Johnson & Johnson

June 2026: Are you as a Healthcare company faced with a country-by-country distribution set up in APAC resulting in a fragmented network with unbalanced inventory, high minimum order quantities, poor service and not scalable to cater for future growth?

Would you like to know the potential value add and key success factors for setting up a hub for (part of) the APAC region?

BCI recently hosted a Healthcare focused industry webinar, where Antoine Nicole, Director, Vision Deliver APAC at Johnson & Johnson shared his experience of setting up an APAC RDC. Joined by Luc Kremers, VP APAC at BCI Global, in a panel discussion, they addressed the following topics:

• What is the value add to set-up an APAC RDC? Core principles of what is an RDC, what are the value levers, impact on duties, regulatory/quality, allocation of markets, and impact on planning and inventory management
• Key location considerations for a potential hub
• How does postponement and inventory pooling play a role ?
• Importance of capturing not only the Cost, but also the impact on Carbon Footprint and Customer service
• Case study of Johnson & Johnson Vision
• Key success factors

Presented by:

• uc Kremers, Vice President APAC, contact Luc at luc.kremers@bciglobal.com