Mikko Kärkkäinen

Mikko Kärkkäinen

RELEX Group CEO Mikko Kärkkäinen was the driving force behind the company’s inception in 2005. He met co-founders Johanna Småros and Michael Falk at Helsinki University of Technology, where he earned a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management.

Mikko oversees operations, helping customers improve their forecasting and replenishment processes. Additionally, he has authored over thirty papers on supply chain issues and was most recently named one of The Top 50 SaaS CEOs by The Software Report.

January 16, 2023 4 Key Trends and Technology Impacting Grocery Retail

Last year took grocery retailers for a wild ride as the industry worked to please shoppers amid turbulent times. The pandemic refused to go away. Inflation was higher than it has been in 40-plus years. Supply chain snarls continued. So, too, did the labor shortage. All these factors and more took a toll on the…