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Supply Chain Optimization

From the CEO’s Desk: Moving Beyond The New Normal to New Opportunities

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Nishith Rastogi

Jun 29, 2022

Locus CEO, Nishith Rastogi met leaders and experts during Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo and shared his insights on logistics industry opportunities.

Logistics is the New Software

Tech and Product

Logistics is the New Software

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Nishith Rastogi

Jun 2, 2021

Every consumer company WILL be a logistics company. Logistics is the new software.  Yes! Let that sink in. The ‘legacy software’ way of running supply chain and logistics is no longer viable for the present ‘on-demand’ world. It needs a new ‘operating system’ to run on. Building such a ‘system’ requires ground-up innovation and first […]

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Grocery

Will dark stores be the dark horse in this age of ever-increasing demand

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Nishith Rastogi

Feb 12, 2021

“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos.” ― Mary Shelly Chaos.  That was the state of supply chains in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  While the situation is undoubtedly better now, one has to accept that the chaos created by the pandemic has […]

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Only The Paranoid Survive

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Nishith Rastogi

May 13, 2019

The message from Andrew Grove, founder of Intel, has been my watchword for Locus. Locus was never meant to be a good company, not even a great one. Locus was intended to be perfect, which means that in this drive for perfection, we often forget to rejoice our achievements. Today as we secure 22M USD […]

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Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Locus’ 60-second Guide to Omnichannel Retail

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Nishith Rastogi

Dec 17, 2018

‘Omnichannel’ is the latest buzzword in the FMCG and Retail industry.  Every retailer now wants different channels to deliver its goods, and all of a sudden, selling simply through the traditional brick and mortar shops is not good enough. But what is omnichannel and why do companies even need it Omnichannel retailing is a fully-integrated […]

Supply Chain Meet-Up Bangalore

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

The Bangalore Supply Chain Meetup: First chapter in India

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Nishith Rastogi

Nov 6, 2018

As a logistics professional and a keen learner, I often attend various supply chain conferences to acquire knowledge and discuss new ideas. However, more often than not, these conferences tend to be generic, monotonous events where the captive audience simply goes through the actual session in the hope of networking with fellow professionals afterwards. I […]