#133 – The Promise of Digital Twin Technology: A Mars Wrigley Case Study with Kristen Daihes

Kristen Daihes is the Global VP Supply Chain of Mars Wrigley. Kristen is leading an investment program to digitize and transform the supply chain within Mars. She has a unique blend of both industry and start-up experience as she lead supply chains in industry, created supply chain solutions for global organizations through start-up, Opex Analytics, and recently pivoted back to industry. Kristen spent the first 20 years of her career as a supply chain practitioner for P&G, Unilever, Wrigley/Mars, SC Johnson and has a breadth of experience in supply chain strategy, transformation, innovation, supply chain planning, and engineering roles.

On this week’s episode Kristen and Maria discuss: 

  • The digital lighthouse pilot underway at Mars Wrigley’s Illinois factory.
  • The challenges she faced on this journey, and her key learnings from the experience.

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