From start-up to global company
20 years of 4flow
4flow, provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and logistics management, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and thus a success story, as 4flow claims to have grown steadily since its foundation. 4flow started in 2000 with a team of five in Berlin and is now a globally active company with over 650 employees and 16 locations in Europe, Asia and America. Customer orientation and sustainability as well as a distinctive corporate culture have characterized 4flow from the very beginning. 4flow always strives to achieve its goals in a culture of personal respect, free development opportunities and individual excellence.
"When we started in 2000, we had a clear vision - 4flow wanted to set new standards in the design of corporate networks. This was a completely new topic 20 years ago, and it has driven us ever since," says Kai Althoff, one of the founders and current CEO of 4flow. "The fact that 4flow has developed so rapidly into a successful global company fills us with pride - in our team."
4flow's success is based on a holistic consulting approach, multiple award-winning software solutions and value and process-oriented management services. "We are very motivated about the future, the challenges in the areas represented by 4flow are getting bigger rather than smaller," adds Kai Althoff. "In times that are constantly changing, becoming more unstable, more complex and more difficult to plan, supply chain networks must be constantly optimized and geared towards the future - this will require significant innovations and successful transformations."
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