4flow研究部是4flow的供应链创新实验室。我们与知名研究机构和领军企业合作，开展深度研究，并在研究和试点项目中对各类新方法进行评估，相关研究成果会定期发布。
4flow 研究部采用以科学为基础、以结果为导向的方法，探讨物流和供应链管理领域的课题。我们将定性和定量研究方法相结合，并融入 4flow 各业务板块的跨职能专业知识。
当前及近期研究项目
数学优化流程在供应链领域应用已久。车辆路径规划、集装箱装载、顺序规划等环节存在大量具有实际意义的优化挑战。供应链设计的要求不仅包括在特定服务水平下实现成本最小化，关键因素的波动和环境可持续性同样重要。
4flow研究部针对运输、内部物流及供应链管理各个领域的多重挑战，开发创新优化算法，旨在为日常场景提供切实可行的解决方案，实现成本最小化与效能最大化，同时将可持续性和高度灵活性相结合。在此过程中，我们还会研究新颖流程，例如与知名专家合作探索集成量子计算的可能性。
研究项目：
遏制气候变化将对供应链及物流流程产生重大影响。4flow在绿色物流领域开展供应链研究，旨在衡量供应链活动对环境的影响，为理性分析提供更多依据。此外，4flow还会测试提升供应链可持续性或降低其碳排放的策略和措施。长期目标是将生态可持续性扎实融入供应链及运输网络的设计和管理，同时开发全新优化方法。
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sustainability
Study: Costs and Benefits of Green Logistics
In this study, 4flow examined the opportunities presented by various methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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