The 4flow NEVA enables quick and easy interactive visualization and analysis of supply chain networks. As a web-based application, the software is ready-to-use without any implementation effort.
In just a short amount of time, this new software solution brings visibility to existing networks and finds potential for improvement. It improves the quality of planning, and the results it produces support quick decision-making.
The need for immediate transparency in dynamic supply chains
Global delivery flows, dynamic markets and unpredictable events, such as acute delivery bottlenecks, make long-term planning difficult and force businesses to get an overview of their supply chain networks on short notice. Because supply chain networks are constantly changing, planning based on manual calculations and recurring assessments quickly reaches its limits without suitable software.
The 4flow NEVA – an intuitive starting point for network planning
With the 4flow NEVA, supply chain data can be analyzed, evaluated, and turned into an interactive geographic network in less than 10 minutes.
In the first step, the software imports data and checks it for consistency and plausibility to ensure the appropriate structure and quality of the data early on. During the import, the software automatically geocodes the network sites and determines distances between them.
The 4flow NEVA then constructs the network and models it as an interactive map. The software evaluates performance based on relevant values such as costs, transportation utilization, throughput and inventory sizes.
Additionally, in the network analysis, the software can show KPIs for a given time period and thus draw on various network scenarios to compare options.
Besides the typical KPIs, users can review their supply chain’s carbon footprint to achieve a sustainable supply chain network. In this way, the 4flow NEVA reveals and optimizes risks and potentials in supply chains in just moments. This early-stage transparency contributes to better planning quality and delivers sound results to solve critical problems.
Fast and flexible set up
As a web application, the 4flow NEVA is ready to be used without a difficult setup. In less than a day, the functions are activated and can be accessed easily with a direct login via single sign-on. The use of common data formats such as CSV or Excel makes uploading mass data easy. An integration into source systems like enterprise resource planning systems is possible through standard interfaces. The intuitive design of the process steps and the analysis dashboard make operation of the app easy without the need for training. All the same, the app provides user support with an in-app user guide and online help and tutorials.
Universal use in all network setups and industries
This software-as-a-service (SaaS) provides rapid and valuable support in tactical and strategic supply chain planning.
With the 4flow NEVA, businesses can answer questions for all types of networks and levels of complexity, including those with large volumes of data. Additionally, the software is appropriate for all industries and usable for all modes of transportation.
For key questions in supply chain design and optimization, the 4flow NEVA provides early-stage transparency and contributes to sound decision-making.