On his father’s influence
“My father is a big-hearted man; he treated all his employees like family. When the company was at risk of bankruptcy, he did not want to retrench his people and instead, strived to get through the tough times with all the staff. This value of a family is what YCH Group continues to encapsulate in our business today,” On achievements
“There is no limit to what people can achieve – the limit is only set by the individuals themselves, but even that limit can be crossed.”

On innovation
While he could have easily sought out available IT solutions in the market, Dr Yap chose to invest resources in creating and developing software that the company could own and utilise to facilitate its daily supply chain and logistics functions seamlessly. “Others felt like I was showing off by combining both machine and IT when I partnered with a software engineer to build our company’s own software. Where bigger companies used legacy systems, we worked on advancing our capabilities that meant building greater capacity at a lower cost,” said Dr Yap.

He also added that with the 'asset right' strategy anchored by Supply Chain City™, as well as YCH’s established network of DistriParks spread throughout Asia Pacific, the ecosystem represents the beginning of a new transformation that will take the YCH Group and the SCM industry 'beyond supplychain', bringing all of us a step closer to achieving the reality of a truly borderless world.