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Eleven years ago I researched an article about farmers combatting climate change. One of this main features was a discussion on farms growing their own crops for renewable diesel. Now seems like a very good time to have another look at where we were over a decade ago.

Imagine a world where there is no parts inventory. Anywhere. Manufacturers make whatever they want, instantly, on site or close by. Your was

Will decarbonisation of transport syphon the diesel from your tank any time soon? The Government are gunning for us. The Zero Carbon...

A lively panel discussion on distribution hubs was a highlight of the Freight Futures 2030 conference in Auckland, New Zealand, June...

High Tech, and Driverless; Autonomous Vehicles are Heading Our Way The internet can be an amazing thing. A few weeks ago now, a friend...

A small number of supply chain academics are pointing their logistical lens at what we’re doing, what could go wrong, and what we need to be

A supply chain can seem a pretty humdrum affair. Unless you can watch your final despatch roar away into the atmosphere. Oh, and each...

They are finally here; the largest online retailer in the world gets close to New Zealand’s shores. What effect will that have on our...

From rather quiet and humble beginnings, Adult Toy Megastore has quickly grown to be the market leader in New Zealand. The number of product

For the last five years, Inner Mongolian Rider Horse has been taking the very individual activity of horse breeding and racing to a logistic

Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology born of virtual currency Bitcoin, is getting IT companies very excited and making its way into

Just after midnight on the 14 November 2016, almost everyone in New Zealand felt a shudder. One that carried on for a minute or more and...

Kiwi bands are more likely to cram everything into a van. But when it comes to major events, logistics takes on a whole new dimension.

There were many lessons learned from the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. One that made an unexpected splash was the sheer number of...

Jolene Jerard was at the CBAFF conference to give insights into the evolving terrorism threat

While it might be easy to get carried away with the business results of automation, we should also take a hard look at the softer issues.

You may have forgotten 2013's drought, but many farmers will remember it for some time. I looked into what effects it had for the...

A major issue with refrigerated containers (reefers) which could lead to fire or explosion.