Women in Supply Chain: ORO Labs' Lalitha Rajagopalan, From Economics to Supply Chain Tech

Lalitha Rajagopalan, co-founder and head of product strategy and go-to-market at ORO Labs and a 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winner, talks about her journey from economics to supply chain tech.

May 23, 2024

Lalitha Rajagopalan, co-founder and head of product strategy and go-to-market at ORO Labs, was named one of Food Logistics' and Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners.

Rajagopalan sat down with Let's Talk Supply Chain, an exclusive sponsor of the Women in Supply Chain award, to talk about how her journey from economics to supply chain tech helped her connect to what’s important, why you need your own personal "board of directors" and how a tool combining visibility, collaboration, and engagement is solving supply chain problems.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this year's Women in Supply Chain winners, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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Flash is your go-to partner for service supply chain solutions

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Flash is your go-to partner for service supply chain solutions

Flash is your go-to partner for service supply chain solutions

Flash specializes in helping OEMs meet customer SLAs. Whatever the scenario, Flash is prepared and equipped to successfully deliver your spare parts.