{"id":5332,"date":"2018-08-14T06:23:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T06:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2018-08-06T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:07:27","slug":"sedlak-celebrates-60-years-serving-over-1200-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/sedlak-celebrates-60-years-serving-over-1200-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Sedlak Celebrates 60 Years Serving Over 1,200 Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants<\/a>, an independent distribution and logistics consulting firm, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. Sedlak<\/a> has helped more than 1,200 clients worldwide with over 2,500 projects since it was founded, providing services including network strategy, facility planning and design, operations improvement, transportation planning, inventory optimization, change management and IT systems solutions. Today, Sedlak<\/a> is one of the oldest consulting firms in North America.<\/p>\n

Sedlak<\/a> was founded in 1958 by Joseph A. Sedlak, an expert in material handling equipment and operations. At the time, Sedlak was working as many as five jobs during the week to support his wife and family of seven (ultimately 10) children. He had a full-time position in apparel manufacturer Bobbie Brooks\u2019 distribution operation, and in the evenings he taught industrial engineering courses at Fenn Engineering College, now part of Cleveland State University. His expertise was in high demand among companies with distribution operations, so once he secured enough consulting and design work he founded Joseph A. Sedlak Management Consultants, Inc.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father founded this company on three principles: family, faith and profession. Our continued commitment to these principles is what separates us and drives our success,\u201d says Patrick Sedlak, Principal and son of Joseph Sedlak. \u201cAs a result, some of the most iconic brands have depended on this small family-run business to optimize their logistics and supply chain operations.\u201d These brands include JCPenney, adidas Group, Kellogg\u2019s, Nordstrom, Northern Tool and Equipment, Gap Inc., American Girl, Lands\u2019 End and The Limited. In recent years, healthcare organizations such as MetroHealth, Blood Systems, the University of Santa Barbara and AmerisourceBergen have also been in need of Sedlak\u2019s supply chain services.<\/p>\n

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Sedlak has helped more than 1,200 clients worldwide with over 2,500 projects since it was founded.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sedlak<\/a> is currently owned by Joseph\u2019s sons Patrick and Ned and his son-in-law Jeff Graves.\u00a0Graves\u2019 daughter Kara Ashby is a 22-year veteran of the Sedlak team and the newly appointed President of Sedlak<\/a>. \u201cIn the 60 years we\u2019ve been in business, the role of consultant has changed very little,\u201d says Ashby. \u201cBut the technology we use and recommend to our customers has changed dramatically. As we look to expand our footprint in the future, keeping up with emerging technology will be critical to our success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants, an independent distribution and logistics consulting firm, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. Sedlak has helped more than 1,200 clients worldwide with over 2,500 projects since it was founded, providing services including network strategy, facility planning and design, operations improvement, transportation planning, inventory optimization, change management and IT systems solutions…. 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