Analytics at Hortifrut: Challenges and applications in the Blueberry industry
Wednesday, March 30,
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Speaker(s):Gonzalo Bustos and Emily Shao (MSS Alums)- Hortifrut
We will go over the challenges of building Hortifrut's Data Analytics team, with special emphasis on structuring models, data quality problems and user engagement and communication. Two successful projects will be discussed to show that despite facing challenges in data quality and user uptake, Data Analytics in Hortifrut plays an important role in providing objective insights on decision making in the berry industry.
Emily Shao has over 5 years of work experience in data science and statistics, and has a BS degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University and an MS in Statistical Science from Duke University.
Gonzalo Bustos has over 20 years of work experience in investment banking, management consulting and analytics, and has an Industrial and Systems Engineering degree from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and an MS in Statistical Science from Duke University.