Data Transitions Packaging to a Futureproof Digital World

At the ISTA Forum 2022, TransPack—insights surrounding the optimization of packaging for transport—and TempPack—the latest in technical topics related to global temperature controlled performance packaging—were held in San Diego in April. Matthew Wright, founder and CEO, Specright, a cloud-based platform designed to manage specification data across the supply chain, presented on the urgency of transitioning packaging to a digital platform using data.

Matthew Wright, founder and CEO of Specright, presented on the urgency of transitioning packaging to a digital platform using data.Specright, ISTA Forum 2022The packaging space and its supply chain have become increasingly dynamic through the years, and are now plagued with inefficient data sharing systems and methods, such as email, which are unsustainable as future-proofed solutions. Wright mentioned a survey put together by his company that gleaned results explaining that it generally takes 600 emails or more to get a product to market. He also said that though Excel has been a saving grace in the world of business as far as digital spreadsheets go, it too is not a solution for the future.