The Future of Supply Chain Podcast

Charu Thomas is the Founder of Oculogx, a company that builds tech to make order fulfillment more efficient. Oculogx customers include companies like Google, Walmart, and other industry-leading retailers. Prior to founding Oculogx, Charu was an internationally awarded Wearable Computing researcher from Georgia Tech’s #1 Industrial Engineering program. Her work has been recognized by premier institutions like Microsoft, the USPTO, and ACM and she has been featured in top-tier publications like Forbes, Business Insider and TechCrunch. 

In this episode we talk to Charu about the problems her technology is solving, what trends are emerging from this pandemic and what you can do to prepare your business. We also cover some advice for entrepreneurs and the things you should look out for when starting a business.

Supply Chain has often been viewed solely as an operational function, unlike its strategically creative counterpart, Marketing. But now more than ever the focus is clear and Supply Chain has become a hot topic in strategic decision making. With over 75% of businesses impacted by COVID19, supply chains everywhere are being assessed for their strength and resiliency to future threats. 

In the last episode we covered some steps in supply chain to build resilience. In this episode, we focus on a few more steps related to data.

In this episode, I talk to you about a word that’s being used a lot these days: RESILIENCY. Specifically, when it comes to supply chain. Having a resilient or agile supply chain can help you adjust quickly and effectively to unexpected issues. We want to help you build a resilient supply chain and so we’ve compiled some advice on the best practices to help you mitigate these issues too. 

In this episode of our podcast, we highlight Fuse CEO and co-founder, Rachel Liaw. Rachel’s background consists of managing supply chains for startups and launching her own brand prior to Fuse. We chat with Rachel about her past, the lessons she’s learned as a female SaaS founder, and her take on the future of supply chain. 

In this episode, I share a little bit about who this podcast is for, what we’ll uncover, and why you should listen.