4flow archive of news

General Motors optimizes supply chain costs worldwide with 4flow vista

General Motors successfully uses 4flow vista, the standard software for supply chain design, to optimize the company’s total landed costs world-wide.

A module in 4flow vista designed specifically for the automotive industry makes it possible to easily and quickly determine total supply chain costs from suppliers to its own assembly plants. Various supply strategies for different suppliers can be modeled, evaluated ...

German delegation visits 4flow booth at transport logistic China

Parliamentary Secretary of State Dr. Andreas Scheuer, from the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development visited the 4flow booth with his delegation after the official opening of the transport logistic China trade show. 4flow COO Kai Althoff explained the features of the industry-standard software 4flow vista to Dr. Scheuer. It was the first time that 4flow participated in the internation...

4flow at transport logistic China for first time

4flow will exhibit at transport logistic China 2012 for the first time. 4flow will be present with all its business units at the international exhibition for logistics, telematics and transportation, which will take place from June 5-7, 2012, at the New International Expo Center in Shanghai.

At the 4flow booth in hall N2, booth 601, the Asia experts from 4flow will explain and discuss the opportunities an...

4flow Newsletter May/June 2012: “Sourcing in China”

In the latest May/June issue of the 4flow newsletter, you can read about how high-performance and robust supply chain processes are created in China and what needs to be done to achieve them. You‘ll also find out why it’s worth taking a look behind the scenes at a Chinese restaurant in the article “Eating is life”. In this issue, you can also read about 4flow being named a “Cool Vendor in Supply Chain Management 2012...

4flow welcomes IT and supply chain expert to its 4PL division

Veit Liemen has been the manager of operations at 4flow management since the start of the year. Liemen has several years of experience in information technology and supply chain management. At 4flow management he is in charge of designing, implementing, and controlling optimization measures.

“With the addition of Veit Liemen to 4flow, we’ve gained a colleague who understands the vital interplay between IT and the ...

4flow named ‘Cool Vendor in Supply Chain Management’

U.S.-based leading analyst firm selects 4flow as innovative, impactful and intriguing vendor in renowned report4flow, the leading provider of consulting, software and 4PL services for logistics and supply chain management, has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors in Supply Chain Management, 2012” released on March 26 by Gartner, Inc., the information technology research and advisory company. 4flow offers the in...

4flow appoints BMW logistics expert to supervisory board

Dr. Hans-Robert Greim appointed to board – Wolf-Dietrich von Helldorff takes over as chairman

Wolf-Dietrich von Helldorff will assume the position of chairman of the supervisory board at 4flow, effective immediately. He replaces Manfred Schneider, who announced his retirement as chairman after serving on the supervisory board at 4flow for seven years. Von Helldorff has been a member of the supervisory board since 20...

Sharing responsibility in global networks

For many companies, the vision of a supply chain managed by one central organization has become the general concept for reorganization and optimization measures with the increasing distribution of value creation in a globalized world. In the current 4flow newsletter from April 2012, you will find out how such a supply chain can be designed, and what is meant by the term hybrid supply chain.

You will also read that 4...

4flow names Finn von Hammerstein Vice President

4flow has named Finn von Hammerstein vice president of its 4flow consulting business division. The economics graduate has several years of consulting experience, and was in charge of logistics engineering for MAN commercial vehicles at its main production plant in Munich, Germany, prior to joining 4flow. He has been the head of the 4flow subsidiary in Munich since the opening in 2008.

“We founded the 4flow subsid...

4flow at Industry Forum Automotive Logistics for the first time

On January 26, 2012, the 10th Industry Forum Automotive Logistics, organized by the German Logistics Association (BVL), will take place at BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. 4flow will be represented at this annual automotive supply chain event for the first time. With its comprehensive industry expertise, 4flow has been providing special consulting approaches and software solutions to customers in the automotive industry ...