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SAP S/4HANA

Guide: 10 ways to maximize value in your SAP S/4HANA implementation for supply chain

SAP S/4HANA has the power to unlock significant value for businesses, especially in supply chain management. But reaching this potential requires an expert implementation. Download your guide now for ten key considerations and best practices to get the most value out of your SAP S/4HANA implementation for supply chain

SAP EWM

Guide: 5 ways to prepare for the SAP WM transformation to SAP EWM

Unleash the potential of your warehouse with the innovative warehouse management system based in SAP S/4HANA. Lay the foundation today and prepare your warehouse management for the future.

SAP EWM

Guide: Choosing the right SAP EWM deployment

This comprehensive guide from 4flow will help you evaluate deployment options, balance cost with scalability, and choose the SAP EWM architecture that fits your warehouse operations.

Network design

Guide: Cost-optimized supply chain network design

Get proven strategies to optimize transportation management. Created for supply chain and logistics managers, analysts, planners, and operations leaders, this guide outlines five proven practices to help you uncover cost-saving potential and elevate your supply chain strategy through network optimization.

Transport & material planning

Guide: Discover the key to actionable and cost-efficient planning

As freight rates rise, inefficient transportation and low utilization are becoming big issues. In this guide, learn how planners can transform common supply chain challenges into opportunities – with load building optimization. Discover how optimal load building breaks down silos and creates new opportunities to boost supply chain efficiency.

SAP EWM

Guide: Mastering put-away strategies in SAP EWM

Efficient warehouse management is crucial for smooth supply chain operations. One key component of any warehouse is an effective put-away strategy. Learn to make the most of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) with put-away strategies for warehouses across industries.

Transport & material planning

Guide: Overcome siloed operations for cost-efficient material planning

You might already optimize material planning or transportation in isolation – but integrating these processes is key to creating actionable and cost-efficient end-to-end plans. Discover how to bridge the gap between material planning and transportation for smarter, faster decisions.

SCO

Guide: Starting your supply chain orchestration journey

How to transform fragmented logistics into orchestrated supply chain ecosystems

SCO

Guide: Supply chain orchestration - a strategy for end-to-end excellence

Learn how to overcome supply chain challenges with integrated planning and execution, boost revenue, gain transparency, and start your orchestration journey with the right partner.

AI

Guide: Supply chain’s bold new world – AI use cases from chatbots to machine learning

From chatbots to machine learning – AI offers enormous potential for supply chain innovation. Discover how AI is transforming supply chains and what you can do today to get ahead of the trend.

TMS

Guide: The disruption playbook

Disruptions are no longer the exception – they are the rule. This free guide shows how resilient transportation management helps companies navigate and adapt.

Inventory allocation

Guide: The executive guide to optimal inventory allocation

How do you strike a balance between efficient inventory management and meeting customer demands in your complex distribution network? You might already optimize inventory for individual locations, but what about a network-wide approach? Discover the fundamentals of this network-wide approach to inventory allocation optimization.

Transport & material planning

Guide: The guide to efficient material planning

Material planning is a critical and complex supply chain function. It brings specific challenges, including responsibility for smooth operations in production. In this e-book, 4flow experts share best practices and practical case studies to help material planners boost their efficiency and contribute to overall supply chain excellence.

Network design

Guide: The hidden costs of supply chain network inefficiency

Inefficient network design drives up supply chain costs – from historically grown network footprints to transportation bottlenecks. Learn to identify and address these hidden inefficiencies in our free guide.

TMS

Guide: The ultimate guide to successful TMS implementation

How can you set up a transportation management system with success – on schedule, within the agreed budget, while fulfilling the necessary objectives? Look no further – here’s your in-depth step-by-step guide to success.

TMS

Guide: The ultimate guide to successful TMS tendering

If you’re part of a team purchasing a TMS, you want to make this project a success – meaning it’s completed on schedule, within the agreed budget and, above all, it achieves the identified objectives.

Network design

Guide: The ultimate guide to supply chain network optimization

Learn how to optimize your supply chain network and unlock unprecedented efficiency with our e-book. In today's competitive business environment, efficient network design is crucial for success. Don't miss out on the benefits of an optimized supply chain network: reduced costs, improved efficiency, and increased customer satisfaction.

Transportation Load Optimization

Guide: The ultimate guide to transportation and load building optimization

Delve with us into the critical challenges faced by today's supply chain industry and explore how optimized transportation planning can overcome these obstacles to create a more efficient and streamlined supply chain. Get ready to unlock the untapped potential of your supply chain with the insights and strategies provided in this ebook.

SAP BTP

Guide: Transforming supply chain management with SAP BTP

In today's fast-paced and complex supply chain environment, businesses need more than just basic management tools to stay competitive. Get to know SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), a powerful suite that brings together data management, analytics, artificial intelligence, application development and integration capabilities.

TMS

Guide: Turning insights into action: Reducing costs with TMS solutions

Get proven strategies to optimize transportation management. Learn how to turn insights into real-world action – and why now is the time to rethink your transportation management.

Kinaxis Maestro™

Guide: Your guide to optimizing transportation in Kinaxis Maestro™

With this e-book, revolutionize your supply chain processes and transportation planning with a concurrent approach to transportation optimization. By integrating transportation optimization earlier in supply chain processes, you’ll improve efficiency and save costs.

Sustainability

Study: Costs and Benefits of Green Logistics

In this study, 4flow examined the opportunities presented by various methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

SC-network

Study: How oil prices impact distribution networks for manufacturing and trade – German only

In this study, supply chain experts from 4flow examined the connection between oil prices and transportation costs and to what extent oil prices influence the structure of distribution networks.

Retail

Study: Logistics in retail and wholesale – Structures, success factors, and trends

Commerce is the link between production and consumer. As one of the largest branches of economic activity, it generated revenues of approximately €1.5 trillion in 2013 and employed 3.62 million people in Germany alone.

FMCG

Study: Profitability, sustainability and beyond: How can grocery retailers react to growing online sales channels?

Download this 4flow study to learn from quantitative and model-based research how businesses can make the most of digital grocery.

Air freight

Study: Rethinking air freight – sustainability and cost efficiency with optimized transportation networks

High-tech and life sciences businesses often depend on air freight to transport high-value goods across global production and distribution networks. Discover strategies to make these air freight networks more sustainable and optimize emissions, costs and resilience in our exclusive study.

Air and sea freight

Study: Shipping, fast and slow – Balancing airfreight and sea freight in volatile manufacturing supply chains

In the study, supply chain researchers from 4flow investigate optimization strategies for balancing air and sea transportation in variable-volume supply chains in the manufacturing industry.

E-commerce

Study: Sustainable packaging in e-commerce

Take a deep dive into a critical yet under-examined aspect of online retail: shipping packaging. A collaboration between the BVL (Bundesvereinigung Logistik) e-commerce focus group and 4flow, this study offers actionable insights to transform your e-commerce operation.

Warehouse

Study: Sustainable warehousing: Practical measures for emission and cost reduction

From material handling processes to infrastructural measures or energy sources – we explore sustainability levers with great potential for a greener warehouse.

Trends

Study: Trend monitor 2026

What are the key trends for supply chains in 2026? From geopolitical instability to agentic AI, visibility platforms to vertical integration, discover 15 essential trends for supply chain this year.

Warehouse

Study: Warehouse automation and volatile demand – a strategic fit?

Discover 4flow’s latest research study in intralogistics and warehouse design with an interactive online application, where you will have the opportunity to explore the impact of demand volatility on the profitability of warehouse automation solutions.

Intralogistics

Study: Wearables, Sensors & Co. – Making digital intralogistics a reality

In this study, 4flow conducted in-depth interviews with supply chain experts in the automotive manufacturing, automotive supply, and retail industries.

Blog

Thriving beyond tariff turbulence: strategic cost reduction in global supply chains

A supply chain transformation Q&A

SAP S/4HANA

Webinar: 10 proven methods to maximize supply chain value with your SAP S/4HANA setup

We’ll discuss the potential of SAP S/4HANA to revolutionize processes and deliver significant business value.

Transport- & material planning

Webinar: Accelerating supply chain maturity with early transportation optimization

Supply chain maturity is a journey, leading to more efficient operations, greater transparency and cost savings. Watch this webinar recording and unlock the benefits of supply chain maturity with automated transportation optimization.

Network design

Webinar: Achieving sustainable cost optimization through tailored supply chain network design

Watch this webinar to see our experts presenting lessons learned from recent network design projects.

Supply chain planning

Webinar: Advancing your supply chain planning with concurrent process

Expert speakers and panelists from Kinaxis and 4flow spoke in a webinar that highlighted the clear benefits of concurrent planning and provided key insights on how to overcome future challenges in supply chain planning.

Trends

Webinar: AI, automation & robotics: top trends shaping intralogistics in 2025

Watch this webinar to discover the top intralogistics trends driving innovation at leading businesses – excellent food for thought for the upcoming intralogistics exhibitions LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany, and ProMat in Chicago, US.

AI

Webinar: Artificial intelligence in intralogistics

Learn from 4flow’s intralogistics and production specialists about the value of using AI to automate in-house logistics systems.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Automated and reliable planning to leverage S&OP and transportation optimization

Watch this webinar and learn how planners benefit from using a single platform like RapidResponse®, giving them access to up-to-date data in real time.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Boost your productivity with automated, integrated material and transportation planning

Watch this webinar and learn to reduce manual workloads and streamline material and transportation planning processes. You’ll get insights from real-world case studies, showcasing how modern solutions can transform the way your business manages its supply chain.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Break free from manual processes: cost savings with early, automated transportation optimization

Join us to explore how leading organizations are transforming their material planning processes with automated optimization that considers transportation constraints from the start.

Transport& material planning

Webinar: Breaking down silos: material planning tactics for supply chain excellence and cost savings

Watch this webinar for this deep dive into efficient material planning. We'll explore the challenges facing material planners, innovative strategies to optimize planning efficiency, and the future of this critical supply chain function.

SAP TM

Webinar: Breaking the stereotypes of SAP TM for inbound logistics

Watch and learn how to leverage new modules and functions in SAP TM to get the most out of your inbound transportation.

Supply chain planning

Webinar: Concurrent planning, the new way to plan

Concurrent, end-to end planning is one the latest developments in supply chain planning. In the following video, Dr. Marc Schleyer, vice president at 4flow consulting, explains its major benefits.

Network design

Webinar: Confronting supply chain challenges with recurring network optimization

Many network problems have arisen or escalated, such as increased waste and cost, decreased performance and limited visibility. How can companies overcome such challenges?

AI

Webinar: Creating value with AI: what works in today’s supply chain

This session explores how AI can deliver real impact in logistics and supply chain management. Our experts will share best practices on AI use cases like demand forecasting, inventory optimization, anomaly detection and conversational GenAI.

Inventory management

Webinar: Data-driven inventory management: advanced optimization and AI strategies

With data-driven inventory management using advanced technology and AI, businesses are optimizing inventory like never before.

TMS

Webinar: Disruption playbooks: building resilience in transportation management

In this session, experts from Shippeo and 4flow show how predictive visibility and dynamic re-optimization help you anticipate risks, act before they escalate and keep logistics moving smoothly.

FMCG

Webinar: Dynamic capacity management

In this webinar, 4flow and Shippeo gave insights into the efficient capacity management for businesses in the FMCG sector.

Network design

Webinar: Enabling agile supply chains through network visibility

In this webinar recording, you’ll learn everything you need to know about creating transparency – the first fundamental step to improving agility in your supply chain.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: From basic to brilliant: early optimization of material and transport planning

You’ll get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.

Transport and material planning

Webinar: From big data to cost optimized transportation: start small, scale fast

Delve into the challenges of big data and discover an effective six-step process to effectively optimize demands, beginning with the collection of small data sets.

Data science

Webinar: From data to decisions: center of gravity analysis for optimal warehouse location

You’ll learn to pinpoint strategic site locations and optimize your network for efficiency with center of gravity analysis. Watch our 4flow webinar to discover best practices and hands-on case studies for both inbound and outbound networks.

Resilience

Webinar: From reactive to resilient: charting your supply chain maturity

Discover strategies to develop supply chain maturity and enhance supply chain efficiency, resilience and adaptability with industry experts from 4flow and McKesson.

Kinaxis

Webinar: From S&OP to real time IBP – Knowing sooner, acting faster

In this insightful webinar, 4flow and Kinaxis discussed current supply chain challenges in the automotive industry and how a process with full and real-time integration of financial business evaluation capabilities can offer a true competitive advantage.

Trends

Webinar: From transparency to action – How real-time visibility empowers supply chain organizations

In the webinar, 4flow and its partner Shippeo discuss current questions facing supply chains.

TMS

Webinar: Get more savings out of your TMS with less effort

Join us and learn how a transportation planning system enhances TMS processes and makes execution smoother by ensuring actionable plans, maximizing utilization, and minimizing inefficiencies.

Data science

Webinar: How to leverage data science in supply chain risk management

Learn from 4flow data science and supply chain strategy experts how data science can support supply chain risk management.

Kinaxis

Webinar: How to protect your automotive supply chain from the impact of shortages

In the webinar, automotive supply chain experts from 4flow and our partner Kinaxis discuss industry challenges and agile solutions to overcome them.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Improve your FTL utilization rate

In this webinar recording, get to know a quick and effective new way to gain the transparency you need to start increasing your FTL utilization.

TMS

Webinar: Integrated TMS solutions: your key to cost-effective transportation management

Are you aiming to balance cost control and operational efficiency in your transportation operations? Discover how an integrated transportation management system (TMS) can support you.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Integrating material and transportation planning in automotive supply chains: early optimization with smart software solutions

Tune in to learn how 4flow deploys smart software solutions to help organizations break down silos in their planning processes – and how you can unlock similar results.

Kinaxs

Webinar: Inventory optimization with Kinaxis RapidResponse® – empowered by end-to-end planning

Watch this webinar and discover how Kinaxis RapidResponse® empowers businesses to succeed in today’s dynamic supply chain landscape.

Inventory strategies

Webinar: Inventory strategies for enhanced efficiency: from assessment to excellence

In this webinar, discover how a real-world business reduced inventory levels while improving service fulfillment – starting with evaluating its network.

Sustainability

Webinar: Kickstart your sustainability transformation: strategies and digital solutions to achieve a net zero supply chain

4flow experts demonstrate the power of software solutions to track, visualize and ultimately reduce carbon emissions. Watch our on-demand webinar and get a first-hand look at real-world sustainable supply chain management.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Load optimization: a sustainable way to reduce transportation costs

Join us as we explore the impact of best practices in sustainability that will improve transportation costs and reduce both CO2 and Scope 3 emissions in your supply chain network.

Network design

Webinar: Maintaining a competitive edge: from reactive to proactive supply chain network design

In this webinar, 4flow experts will discuss the transformation of supply chain design – from a reactive approach for one-off network design projects to a strategic, proactive, and systematic approach.

Air freight

Webinar: Mastering air freight cost optimization: strategies for a dynamic market

You’ll learn how to secure the best deals, optimize every shipment, leverage technology, and build continuous improvement into your cost management processes.

Inventory management

Webinar: Mastering inventory management – key levers for end-to-end optimization

Request the webinar here and learn to master inventory management with best practices and high-impact levers, including advanced forecasting, parameter optimization, inventory allocation and more.

SAP BTP

Webinar: Mastering SAP BTP: 5 industry use cases to redefine your supply chain

Learn about the tools and capabilities in SAP BTP to drive supply chain innovation and efficiency in your supply chain.

TMS

Webinar: Mastering TMS implementation: key success factors beyond the right tool

Set your business up for success with a well-planned, structured and efficient TMS implementation. In this webinar, you’ll benefit from 4flow’s decades of expertise and learn tips and best practices for your end-to-end implementation.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Mastering transportation planning in times of change: practical approaches for today’s market

Join us to hear about the practical approaches market leaders have taken to resolve these challenges and master their transportation planning.

TMS

Webinar: Navigating transportation management: Targeted strategy for your challenges

In this webinar, you’ll discover key transportation management archetypes and learn targeted strategies to optimize operations, reduce costs and drive digital transformation.

Network design

Webinar: Network design in challenging markets: webinar with Austrian Post

Find out how the supply chain network design software 4flow vista® helps tackle these complexities and supports ongoing network optimization.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Optimize early, save big: new strategies for 20% transportation savings

Watch now to learn how integrating transportation optimization into your material planning phase leads to substantial savings.

Cost optimization

Webinar: Optimizing costs in automotive and manufacturing supply chains while maintaining high performance and quality

Watch this webinar to learn from hands-on use cases and best practices.

TMS

Webinar: People, processes, technology: cutting costs with integrated transportation management

Watch this webinar to see our experts sharing recent customer projects to show how businesses collaborated with 4flow to achieve transportation cost savings, improve network performance and advance supply chain digitization.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Putting the puzzle together: Colgate-Palmolive’s transportation planning breakthrough in its E2E supply chain transformation

Attend this webinar for an inside look at how Colgate-Palmolive tackled this complexity head-on. We’ll explore how the company embarked on a transformative journey to evolve and unify its planning functions, enabling true end-to-end visibility and coordination.

SCO

Webinar: Real-world journeys to supply chain orchestration: from theory to practice

Explore how organizations starting their supply chain orchestration journeys have already lowered operational costs, gained end-to-end visibility, increased customer satisfaction, and optimized operations across the entire supply chain.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: Reducing costs in consumer goods supply chains with early transportation planning

Watch this webinar and see how to leverage transportation optimization in the S&OP phase to counteract fluctuating demand and increased shipping and inventory costs.

SAP TM

Webinar: Reducing costs with optimized SAP transportation planning processes

This webinar from 4flow will highlight the powerful synergy between SAP transportation planning and enhanced transportation optimization tools.

Network design

Webinar: Reducing net working capital in supply chains: advanced forecasting methods and optimal inventory allocation

Discover a new approach to balance cost reduction and service level in complex supply chain networks.

Network design

Webinar: Resilient by design: scenario planning for smarter supply chain network decisions

Join this webinar to explore how leading organizations use scenario planning to manage risk and make smarter, faster decisions across complex supply chain networks.

Supply chain planning

Webinar: Roadmap for resilience Innovation in automotive supply chain planning

You’ll gain insights into compliance management and tackling disruptions with actionable, real-world solutions

S&OE

Webinar: S&OE in life sciences: successfully navigate your E2E value chain through rapid changes

Learn in this webinar how sales and operations execution (S&OE) helps businesses orchestrate production, supply chain management, distribution and regulatory compliance.

Supply chain planning

Webinar: Starting your APS journey: advanced planning for life science supply chains

Watch this webinar and learn to prepare for a successful implementation from real-world examples. You’ll also gain valuable tips on leveraging Kinaxis Maestro to drive efficiency and success in your organization.

TMS

Webinar: Stay in control of transportation processes with a unique end-to-end approach - the 4flow iTMS

Find out how to leverage savings potentials in transportation with customized solutions. Solve your challenges of today’s dynamic markets.

SCO

Webinar: Supply chain orchestration - a strategy for end to end excellence

This webinar will explain how to address these challenges and demonstrate the future organizational structure that ensures the seamless functioning of the entire supply chain, from strategic planning to short-term execution.

SCO

Webinar: Supply chain orchestration for patient value: innovative demand fulfillment

Together with UCB, we'll delve into supply chain orchestration to drive value with demand fulfillment. Explore cutting-edge strategies and solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

SCO

Webinar: Supply chain orchestration in practice: overcoming typical planning silos

Join us to receive real-world expert insights as well as a practical self-assessment to help you benchmark your supply chain maturity and identify actionable next steps in optimizing your supply chain.

SCO

Webinar: Supply chain orchestration: boost revenue, profitability and customer centricity

Concurrent planning and execution help businesses improve margins, gain resilience and achieve sustainability targets. This is the power of supply chain orchestration.

Sustainability

Webinar: Sustainable warehousing: practical measures for emission and cost reduction

In this webinar, discover key opportunities to make warehouses more sustainable while reducing operational cost.

Supply chain planning

Webinar: The agility to plan for all futures

In this insightful webinar, we discussed the significant advantages of agile planning processes for businesses in the automotive industry.

Inventory allocation

Webinar: The inventory advantage: allocation for an optimal customer experience

Discover how data-driven allocation can transform your supply chain into a competitive advantage.

Transport & material planning

Webinar: The new generation of MRP optimization add-on – optimizing transportation with 4flow TORO

Learn from 4flow software specialists how 4flow TORO helps save costs and increase efficiency in supply chains by integrating transportation factors into material planning.

Trends

Webinar: The road ahead: key trends in the European road freight market

Get exclusive insights from over 50 industry insiders and prepare your transportation network for the road ahead.

Sustainability

Webinar: The road to net-zero – achieving carbon transparency in your transportation network

In this 4flow webinar, learn how to leverage this ISO norm to continuously track emissions, identify reduction potential and reduce your carbon footprint for the long term.

Tariff

Webinar: Thriving beyond tariff turbulence: dynamic resilience and disruption readiness

This webinar presents solutions to cultivate adaptive resilience and forward-thinking process readiness, enabling organizations to thrive in dynamic and disruptive environments.

Sustainability

Webinar: Track your way to net-zero: supply chain emission monitoring made easy

Learn to simplify emission monitoring and take control of your sustainability strategy. You’ll gain best practices to overcome data overload, streamline reporting and turn insights into actionable strategies.

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