In 1971, we opened under the name Industrial Systems Associates (ISA) above a local hardware store in Philadelphia. Space was limited – our passion for customer service was not. It’s this attitude that drove our success in the early years, and it’s been driving our consistent success (and our clients’ successes) ever since.
The first process improvement program implemented by ISA was systems contracting -- designed to reduce redundancies and inefficiencies in the heavily burdened paper trail of the traditional four-part requisitions, purchase orders, receiving and invoicing process.
We opened the first on-site storeroom management program, In-Plant Store®, was opened in Philadelphia, PA at Yale (now NACCO Materials Handling Group).
Publicly traded on NASDAQ. Strategic Distribution, Inc. acquired the In-Plant Store® operating subsidiary, and later changed the name from ISA to SDI in 2004.
The success of the In-Plant Store® program led Strategic Distribution, Inc. to expand into Mexico through a second subsidiary, Strategic Distribution of Mexico (SDM). SDM became a leading provider of all levels of industrial MRO supply chain management via the In-Plant Store® Program.
Launch of ‘InSite’, our proprietary information system specifically for MRO.
We begin supply chain services in Canada.
Strategic Sourcing department created.
Central Operations Group created to manage all transactions – from requisition to payment. Roll-out of InSite® Online, Web-based catalog to enhance e-Procurement. Established partnerships with specialized data cleansing companies.
We acquire cutting-edge inventory management technology.
We changed our name to SDI, Inc.
We were acquired by Platinum Equity LLC
We were acquired by private equity firms led by Philadelphia based LLR Partners, Pouschine Cook Capital Partners, and Celerant Capital Partners
We announce a strategic alliance with Universidad TecMilenio, part of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. We also renewed our engagement with Penn State’s Center for Supply Chain Research.
We launched MRO As-a-Service. We also successfully completed the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16 Service Organization Controls Report #1 (SOC 1) examination.
SDI was recognized by Spend Matters on their 50 to Watch List, highlighting providers disrupting the status quo in supply chain management.
We announced a strategic partnership with Radwell International to bolster our specialty asset component-level refurbishment, repair, and warranty tracking program, RPM.
We repositioned SDI’s brand as The Digital Supply Chain Company and launched ZEUS, our cloud-based digital supply chain management platform.
We launched PPE As-a-Service® to help a market in crisis and the mobile app to simplify procurement for schools.
We launched IPM, our Integrated Parts Management solution and the IPM mobile app to expand supply chain value creation to the multi-site facilities management space. We also developed APIs to integrate live data feeds into ZEUS from UPS, FedEx, and many other LTL carriers, and announced additional strategic partnerships including with intelligent sourcing platform, Fairmarkit.
We opened our 24/7 Remote Buy Desk to a market in crisis as another way to immediately alleviate supply chain constraints. We also partnered with the IFMA Foundation to launch the Supply Chain Scholarship Program as part of the Eric Teicholz Sustainability Facility Professional® (SFP®) Scholarship Program.
We launched the Supply Chain Cooperative, bringing collective buying power, supplier expertise, and negotiated purchasing programs to plant and facility maintenance organizations.
SDI and Fairmarkit launch Fairmarkit Managed, powered by SDI, combining automated sourcing technology with SDI’s procurement expertise to improve tail spend management.
Architect Equity acquires SDI, marking a new chapter in the company’s ownership.
We launched AIM—Adaptive Inventory Management, its proprietary AI-driven forecasting platform designed to improve MRO inventory decisions and stocking recommendations.
We launched ZEUS PX, a mobile ordering and truck stock management app designed to help field technicians order parts and manage inventory on the go.
