Meeting/Event Information

Topic Description/abstract:

Supply chain sustainability is essential for companies to secure goods and services long term, but it is also important to consumers as questions about environment, labor practices, security and food science are increasingly in the public eye.  The speaker will be discussing the broad issues of supply chain sustainability and supply chain traceability, using Divine Chocolate as a case study in one way to achieve sustainability.  

With a looming global shortage expected by 2020, the cocoa industry is just one example of how companies need to work closely with their suppliers to ensure that business will be able to continue without major disruptions.  Since the majority of cocoa farms are small and family-owned, this presents incredible challenges to industry-wide coordination.

This is a joint event by APICS DC Metro and ISM Northern Virginia

Speaker Bio:

Tamsen Fricke is a logistics and supply chain professional with 10 years of experience who has worked in various industries including fresh-cut flowers, defense, and chocolate.  She holds a BA degree from Middlebury College in International Affairs, holds an MBA from the University of Maryland, and is pursuing the CPIM.  Currently, she is the Director of Operations for Divine Chocolate.

Schedule:

5:15PM – 6:15PM: Arrival, Refreshments & Networking

  6:15PM – 7:30 PM: Presentation and Q & A – Educational Session 

Parking: Garage parking available; location is walking distance from Ballston Metro Station

From Metro’s Orange Line:
Exit at Ballston station. Take the escalator to street level (the corner of Fairfax Drive and Stuart Street) and turn right toward Stuart Street. Cross Stuart Street, walk 1 block ahead to Taylor Street and turn left. NRECA is the last building on the right at the corner of Taylor Street and Wilson Boulevard. The main entrance is on Taylor Street. Look for our name on the building above the doors.

AMTRAK:
Exit at Union Station. Board the Metro’s Red Line and ride to Metro Center. Change to Metro’s Orange Line (going toward Vienna) and follow directions above.

14th Street Bridge (from Washington, D.C.):
Take the 14th Street Bridge and you can either exit to Route 110 North and follow signs for I-66 West (see directions below) or:

Follow signs for Route 27 or Washington Boulevard. The Pentagon is to your right and I-395 runs parallel on your left. As you begin to exit onto Route 27 (Washington Boulevard), stay in the left lane; the right lane exits onto Columbia Pike. Go under Route 50 and enter a residential area. Turn left onto 10th Street (about a mile). Turn left onto Wilson Boulevard (second light). One block past the Ballston Mall, turn right onto Taylor Street and left into our parking garage. If you pass Glebe Road, you have gone too far.

I-95/I-395 North (from points south of Ballston):
From I-95 North to I-395 North, take the Glebe Road exit north (about 10 miles inside the beltway). Follow Glebe Road to Wilson Boulevard (about 2 miles). Turn right onto Wilson Boulevard and turn left at the first intersection onto Taylor Street. Turn left into our parking garage.

I-66 West (from Washington, D.C.):
From the Key Bridge or Roosevelt Bridge/Constitution Avenue or Route 110, follow signs for I-66 West. Take the Glebe Road/Ballston exit and turn left onto Glebe Road. Turn left onto Fairfax Drive. Turn right on Taylor Street (first light). NRECA is the last building on the right at the corner of Taylor Street and Wilson Boulevard. Turn right into our building parking garage.

I-66 East (from points west of Ballston):
From I-66 East, take the Fairfax Drive/Glebe Road exit (Exit 71). The road you exit onto is Fairfax Drive. Stay on Fairfax Drive. Turn right onto Taylor Street (third light). NRECA is the last building on the right at the corner of Taylor Street and Wilson Boulevard. Turn right into our building parking garage.

Parking:
Parking is available in our building from the Taylor Street ramp. Rates are free to conference facility attendees if you arrive after 5:00.   If you arrive prior to 5:00, the rates are $5 for the first hour, with a maximum of $10 per day. Two shuttle elevators operate from each garage level to the plaza lobby.

Access for the Disabled:
The NRECA building and the NRECA Conference Center meet all Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and are completely accessible to the disabled.