Challenge: In 2005, a world-renowned brand of outdoor apparel was running a complex supply chain, but struggled with efficiency in managing the large amount of data from its suppliers and supply chain providers.

Consumer demand is driving a surge in New Zealand's domestic organic market, and supply shortages have caused distributors to turn to imports, according to a recent report by Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ).

Cold Chain Technologies has launched its first solid phase change material (PCM) to maintain the integrity of drugs and vaccines during transport.

Challenge: Holding contracts with over 5,000 carriers that handle a range of brokered and high-value loads, the company tracked loads by making time-consuming, inaccurate and ineffective driver check calls, then manually entered location and status updates for customers.

A drone alone can't make "last-mile" home delivery scale. But robots can.

When car race fans ordered drinks at last month's Italian Formula (F1) Grand Prix, at a pop-up bar operated by the Martini wine and spirits company, they could opt for a drink with an intelligent ice cube containing a Bluetooth beacon and sensor that could not only cool their beverage but order the next one for them.