Conversations with supply-chain executives how about how they are addressing the biggest challenges in fulfilling e-commerce orders to consumers today.

It’s the kind of bad news best served with a stiff drink: the price of standard supermarket wines such as prosecco and pinot grigio could rise by up to 30 percent this year as the impact of 2017’s disastrous harvest is felt on the high street.

The coming year looks like smooth sailing for container-shipping lines — if they can meet shippers’ increasing demands for service.

"Zero tolerance" is the only way to approach the issue of human trafficking and slavery in supply chains. But how can companies make that happen?