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Practical Ways to Deal With Operational Complexity

Douglas Guilherme is the Supply Chain Vice-President for US & Canada for The Hershey Company. Douglas leads Supply Chain driving best practices and building winning organizations to accelerate Leading Snacking Powerhouse vision. Douglas leads a diverse team in the business of supply. Every individual in his team strives to provide a demonstrable and sustainable competitive advantage.

Douglas serves as Member of Board of Directors for Goodwill – Easter Seals Minnesota and devote passion and dedication to develop underrepresented individuals.

Prior to this role, Douglas has led large Supply Chain corporations for 29 years in companies such as Procter & Gamble for 14 years and Ecolab for 4 years where he served as Global Senior Vice-President for Supply Chain.

Douglas earned his bachelor’s degree on pharmacy and biochemistry, followed by 2 post graduations titles on Operations and Administration and followed by Master’s on Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Later Douglas studied Machine Learning, and Exponential Technologies from Singularity University and Technology Acceleration Program from Wharton.

He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Renata and children, Luisa and Vinicius.

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How Blockchain is Advancing a New Era of End-to-End Transparency in Global Supply Chains
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How Blockchain is Advancing a New Era of End-to-End Transparency in Global Supply Chains

Explaining how distributed ledger technology is a game-changing new tool for supply chain executives Highlighting some early adaptors who are already incorporating blockchain technology into their supply chains Offering real-world examples of what blockchain-enabled supply chains will allow us to do better than ever before How should our profession incorporate blockchain into our existing best practices and standard operating procedures? What is the future for this new trend? How common and widespread will this become in the future? — Stephen Rogers VP, Blockchain Initiatives for Supply Chain IBM Steven has been at IBM for 36 years. He joined in 1981…

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The Myth of Out-of-the-Box Blockchain: Three Things to Know Now
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY, VIDEO

The Myth of Out-of-the-Box Blockchain: Three Things to Know Now

Considering a leap to a blockchain system for food safety? We’ll cover: How do blockchain systems work? Will your workflow change? And if so, how? Three questions you should always ask before committing to blockchain systems Which complementary technologies magnify the power of blockchain systems—and which fail to fully meet food safety needs? Which similar powerful technologies are available in ready-to-use format today? — Matt Smith Founder ICIX Matt is the founder of ICIX and is responsible for determining the company’s vision and strategy and cultivating industry relationships. Since ICIX was established in 2004, Matt has been instrumental in securing…

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