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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.