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Get expert insights on cutting-edge supply chain topics and join the discussion in upcoming 4flow webinars
Transforming supply chain decision-making in a volatile world
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 5-5:45 pm CEST | 11-11:45 am EDT
Technology meets organization: how Schaeffler built an advanced network operation
Tuesday, May 5 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
Command center implementation: how to align teams, decisions and execution for resilient daily operations
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 3:30-4 pm CEST | 9:30-10 am EDT
Mastering cost reduction with software solutions: rethinking transportation and network optimization in automotive supply chains
Thursday, May 28 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
From reaction to continuous optimization: improving costs and protecting service levels in FMCG and retail
Tuesday, June 2 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
Transforming supply chain decision-making in a volatile world
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 5-5:45 pm CEST | 11-11:45 am EDT
In this episode of Business Reporter’s SupplyChainTalk podcast, experts from 4flow, Nestlé and Coca-Cola will explore why the era of siloed supply chain management is ending and how organizations can move toward unified, end-to-end decision platforms.
As volatility and cost pressures intensify, separating network strategy, logistics and risk into functional “boxes” is no longer sustainable. Topics will include:
- The shift from reactive firefighting to real-time, optimization-driven decision-making
- How to close the gap between planning and execution
- Where AI-enabled platforms are supporting faster, more consistent trade-offs across cost, service and resilience
Hosted by Alastair Charatan
Speakers
Alastair Charatan
Host
SupplyChainTalk
Vineet Khanna
ISCEA-EMEA Advisory Board member
former Global Head of Supply Chain
Nestlé
Mike Loquercio
Senior Manager Supply Chain Technology
Coca-Cola
Natalia Andreyeva
Vice President, GTM Strategy
4flow
Technology meets organization: how Schaeffler built an advanced network operation
Tuesday, May 5 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
Learn how Schaeffler, together with 4flow, transformed its intercompany transportation planning into a scalable network optimization capability. By combining advanced planning technology with a dedicated organizational setup and targeted skill development, the team established a repeatable and continuous approach to improving transportation cost, utilization and network performance.
In this webinar, Mehmet Iriz (Schaeffler) and Michael Kagel (4flow) share the methodology, results and key lessons from Schaeffler’s transformation. Participants will hear how Schaeffler created network transparency, applied a structured optimization approach and established the roles, processes and governance needed to sustain improvements over time
What you will discover:
- Practical guidance for building an internal capability for continuous network improvement
- How to identify and unlock transportation network optimization through technology and organizational leverage
- How scenario analysis and data-driven planning improve decision-making
- How to translate pilot results into scalable optimization programs
- And other insights for logistics and supply chain leaders looking to strengthen their network planning capabilities and move toward continuous optimization
Speakers
Mehmet Iriz
Head of Network Operations Europe
Schaeffler
Michael Kagel
Senior Expert
4flow
Command center implementation: how to align teams, decisions and execution for resilient daily operations
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 3:30-4 pm CEST | 9:30-10 am EDT
As supply chain networks grow more complex, critical operational signals are scattered across planning tools, logistics systems, production sites and supplier updates, leaving teams to firefight issues with siloed data and delayed decisions. This webinar explores how an end‑to‑end command center helps organizations overcome fragmented logistics, break out of reactive, siloed daily operations and get on the path toward an orchestrated supply chain.
You’ll discover:
- How an end-to-end command center bridges planning and execution without replacing your tools
- How command centers leverage AI-native capabilities to help teams anticipate earlier and execute better
- The first practical steps for moving from basic visibility to reliable daily execution
- And how a global manufacturer reduced premium freight, improved service reliability and strengthened inventory resilience by implementing a command center in its global network
Speakers
Antoine Clogne
Solution Director
4flow
Natalia Andreyeva
Vice President, GTM Strategy
4flow
Mastering cost reduction with software solutions: rethinking transportation and network optimization in automotive supply chains
Thursday, May 28 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
Many transportation networks conceal substantial savings potential in underutilized tours, inefficient routing, fragmented shipping patterns and outdated structures that no longer reflect current volumes and sourcing. By combining transportation optimization with network analysis, companies can improve truck utilization, consolidate routes and identify where network adjustments and redesign scenarios might create additional value.
Join 4flow experts as they lay out a practical, solution-oriented approach to transportation and network optimization and demonstrate how to apply it to your own supply chain to achieve measurable improvements.
Gain insights into:
- Identifying and quantifying transportation- and network-driven cost potentials in automotive supply chains
- Evaluating routing, consolidation and network redesign options using structured optimization
- Comparing scenarios to select cost-service robustness trade-offs before implementation
Speakers
Wilm Neubauer
Senior Presales Architect
4flow
Max Guhlke
Senior Account Executive
4flow
From reaction to continuous optimization: improving costs and protecting service levels in FMCG and retail
Tuesday, June 2 | 3-3:30 pm CEST | 9-9:30 am EDT
Trade shifts, demand swings and geopolitical disruptions keep putting pressure on supply chain networks; and yet, teams are expected to improve performance while operating in an environment of constant change and rising costs.
In 2026, controlling supply chain costs depends on how often decisions can be updated as conditions change. This webinar shows how leading companies connect network design, planning and execution to achieve continuous optimization, helping them improve costs and protect service levels even in volatile markets.
Using a case study from the FMCG sector, our experts will discuss:
- Where supply chain costs typically build up across network design, planning and execution
- How continuous optimization stabilizes operations, enhances decision-making and improves cost performance amid ongoing volatility
- Which decision levers matter most when adapting networks, plans and execution without creating new inefficiencies
Speakers
Dr. Markus Koch
Manager Software Consulting
4flow
Wilm Neubauer
Senior Presales Architect
4flow