{"slug":"kotahi-unifies-supply-chain-data-analytics-on-azure-databricks","url":"https://findausecase.com/use-cases/kotahi-unifies-supply-chain-data-analytics-on-azure-databricks","title":"Kotahi unifies supply chain data analytics on Azure Databricks","description":"Kotahi implemented a unified data analytics solution on Azure Databricks with Delta Lake to consolidate siloed data from over 50 New Zealand exporters, importers and transport specialists, cutting a nine-hour data process down to 20 minutes, achieving 27x faster data pipelines, and reducing customer decision-making time by more than 50% via new Chilled Produce Reporting products.","company":"Kotahi","industry":"Technology & Software","aiCapabilities":["Intelligent Automation"],"businessFunctions":["Supply Chain & Logistics"],"technology":["Azure Databricks","Delta Lake","Databricks SQL"],"deployment":"Public Cloud","problemStatement":"Kotahi managed a complex web of exporters, importers and logistics partners across independent, siloed core systems, which made reporting challenging due to irreconcilable data and left the business without near-real-time visibility into cargo delivery status and operational risk.","solutionApproach":"Kotahi turned to the Azure Databricks Data + AI Platform to implement a unified data analytics solution with Delta Lake, building an automated architecture that feeds its data lake into new operational systems for near real-time reporting and insight generation.","businessValue":"A process that used to take nine hours now takes 20 minutes, delivering 27x faster data pipelines; new Chilled Produce Reporting products cut customer decision-making time by more than 50 percent; and the platform helped Kotahi release three new products and platforms in the year.","evidence":{"band":"high"},"sourceUrl":"https://www.databricks.com/customers/kotahi","dates":{"publishedAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:37.011Z","publishedAtSource":"pipeline","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:37.011Z"},"license":"Open for reading and citing with a link to https://findausecase.com/use-cases/kotahi-unifies-supply-chain-data-analytics-on-azure-databricks. Bulk republication requires permission."}