HELLO AND WELCOME to the last Supply Chain Digital issue of what has been a highly eventful year . Adorning the cover of December ’ s is none other than James Chin Moody , the CEO and Co-founder of courier service Sendle , which is staking a claim in the Australian market .

Although just a few years old , the company is challenging the sector ’ s established players and is the country ’ s highest rated courier service , posting impressive month-on-month growth figures averaging 20 % over the last two years .

In an exclusive interview , Moody reveals his hopes for rapid expansion down under , followed by international expansion . Turn to page 10 to begin reading .

This month , Supply Chain Digital also follows up on AT Kearney ’ s recent ‘ Mobilising for excellence in supply chain management ’ report , speaking to one if its authors Mike Hales .

A partner at AT Kearney , Hales outlines the main takeaways from the report , and speaks about how companies can break out from the pack in the supply chain market and establish themselves as one of the industry ’ s leading lights .

Also featured this month is a run-down of the world ’ s top 10 biggest container vessels . Turn to page 30 now to begin the countdown .

A number of companies feature prominently this month , as Supply Chain Digital looks to shine a light on business transformations and innovations that are setting the bar in the supply chain and procurement sectors . Okada Manita , Gulf Health Council and A123 Systems are just a few of the blue-chippers featured this month .

We ’ ll be back again in the New Year with 2018 ’ s first issue of Supply Chain Digital . If there ’ s anything you ’ d like to discuss in the meantime , please do join the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn .

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