At a time when the world is grappling with a dire lack of coronavirus-related supplies, B2B eCommerce startup Moglix Business expanded its service offerings in the United Kingdom and set up operations in Europe. Having been present in the UK since November 2019, it always had a plan for global expansion for its maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), and SaaS businesses in the UK and Europe.

Vivek Kashyap, VP- Business Development & Supply Partnership, Moglix Business, taken a walk down the memory lane, right through his first job to what have been his learnings in all these years, what the turning points have been and how the journey prepared him for his destination.

Sandeep Goel, SVP- Tech, Moglix Business discusses how diverse stakeholders in the logistics ecosystem are facing the challenge of staying connected to the real economy while working remotely. While traditional metrics of cost, quality, and turnaround time continue to be in focus, supply chain security has emerged as one of the key concerns.

Four months into the COVID19 pandemic, the new contours defining the technology enablement of logistics are beginning to emerge. Enterprises are reimagining the future of logistics and zeroing down the gaps in their supply chain by pooling resources and people in their logistics networks, here is where technology will play a role in reshaping the future of logistics by enabling the integration of the core sectors in the real economy with digital platforms.

What role do start-ups play in boosting economic growth? The start-up India campaign has enabled the creation of a holistic ecosystem like large manufacturing enterprises, on the same platform, empower each of these stakeholder groups especially start-up units with the necessary resources and explore new opportunities in partner for business development.

In fact, since the Start-up India initiative was launched in 2016, it has supported the creation of 5,60,000 jobs – both direct and indirect,” observes Rahul Garg, Founder & CEO, Moglix (a B2B industrial procurement platform where Rata Tata has also invested in his personal capacity).

During this pandemic, the need for social distancing has compelled many businesses to explore working from home that has enabled them to protect their employees, customers, and communities of people that are dependent on them. It is of utmost importance to assess our digital preparedness for the future of this new style of working.

Given the various changes noticed in productivity, inclusivity, efficiency, many businesses may choose to adopt to the ew model of remote working, what is it that can be done to smoothen the process and make it effective.

Rahul Garg, CEO & Founder, Moglix Business, highlights how startups are innovating rigorously to build new-age tech-enabled solutions for a much more efficient approach towards recovery. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused collateral damage to all stakeholders in global manufacturing, a void has emerged and manufacturing enterprises are searching for new reliable partners to improve their supply chain in terms of supplier collaboration, transparency, scalability, and efficiency.

Shobhit Goel, VP- Packaging, Moglix Business discusses the new realities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there are three touch-points that have become critical to providing the right consumer experience: digital commerce platforms, the shipper, and e-commerce packaging. 

There is a dire need for a transformation in the current packaging practices, driven towards sustainable and smart packaging. Given the new-age packaging solutions already in place, contactless delivery is one of the solutions that needs further improvisation and innovation.