Laying the groundwork for effective delivery and returns management | | By Johan Hellman, VP Product and Carrier, nShift.
For multichannel and ecommerce retailers and their logistics partners, the first months of the year are when crucial groundwork is done to learn the lessons from last year’s peak season. However, although total retail sales were up at the end of 2023, the increase was significantly down on the previous year. | GoComet sets sail with smart freight planning module | | GoComet, the supply chain visibility platform, has launched its GoSchedules emissions tracking component, an addition to the company’s Smart Schedules module, to support logistics planning teams with climate goals. | Hobbyist astime or industrial evolution? IDTechEx explores the maturing 3D printing industry | | After years of hype, the 3D printing industry has moved onto a more critical examination of the value-add that effective additive manufacturing adoption brings to businesses and supply chains. In a recent episode on 3D printing, the technology innovation podcast ‘Tomorrow’s Tech by IDTechEx’ explored the history and benefits of this versatile technology, which has existed for over 30 years yet is still finding new applications and end-users in many major sectors. | | Newsletter Signup | Let the news come to you! Subscribe to the Manufacturing & Logistics IT weekly newsletter. Subscribe Now | Events | MACH 2024 (Manufacturing Technologies) Apr 15, 2024 to Apr 19, 2024 NEC Birmingham, Passenger Terminal EXPO 2024 Apr 16, 2024 to Apr 18, 2024 Frankfurt, Germany, Hannover Messe 2024 Apr 22, 2024 to Apr 26, 2024 Hannover, Germany, Retail Technology Show 2024 Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 25, 2024 Olympia, London, Total Supply Chain Summit 2024 Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 Radisson Blu Hotel, Stansted, London, Field Service (USA) 2024 May 06, 2024 to May 08, 2024 Palm Springs, CA. USA, Interpack 2024 May 07, 2024 to May 13, 2024 Dusseldorf, Germany, Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2024 May 13, 2024 to May 15, 2024 London UK, Richmond Logistics & Supply Chain Forum 2024 May 14, 2024 Sutton Coldfield, UK, Breakbulk Europe 2024 May 21, 2024 to May 23, 2024 Rotterdam, The Netherlands, | |