Don Schjeldahl
Principal DSG Advisors The Don Schjeldahl GroupDSG Advisors is a consulting platform that harnesses expertise in corporate location selection and economic development best practices. With more than 30 years’ experience in corporate consulting, company founder Don Schjeldahl is a leading expert in corporate location strategy and community/property selection for manufacturing and specialized industrial facilities.
Geographic Areas Served:
- North America
- Central America
- Europe
- Japan
Industries or Specialties:
- Aerospace components
- Automotive components
- Broadcasting
- Craft brewing
- Food processing
- General manufacturing
- Printing and publishing
- Renewable energy systems
- Soft drink and water bottling
- Specialty chemicals
Areas of Expertise: DSG Advisors are expert at investigating a wide spectrum of production and supply chain factors that influence location strategy and supply chain network optimization including:
- Raw material sourcing alternatives
- Seasonal considerations
- Transportation costs and service characteristics by mode of shipment
- Customer demand points, volumes
- Changing demand patterns
- Product shelf life
- Cold chain requirements
- Availability of specialized trucking
- Facility capacity constraints
- Inventory management requirements
- Customer imposed delivery constraints
- Carbon footprint/sustainability drivers
- State, local development incentives
- Introduction of new products
- Fixed and variable production costs
- Facility costs
- Competitor strategies
DSG Advisors’ community and property selection services are designed to reflect each client’s unique balance of location factors which can include:
- Labor availability, cost and work ethic
- Recruitment and retention of technical staff, management
- Waste water treatment capacity, cost
- Transportation costs, service
- Electric power and natural gas service
- Water quality, service reliability, cost
- Quality of life, community attributes • Site/building characteristics
- Site image, neighborhood characteristics
- Telecommunications services
- Environmental risks
- Permitting and scheduling
- State and local taxation
- Property costs, development costs
- Air service connecting to key cities
Past Employment:
- DSG Advisors – 2013-present
- Sierra Nevada Brewing – Mills River, NC, 2011-2013
- Austin Consulting – Cleveland, OH, 1984-2011
Notable Past Clients:
- Alkermes Pharmaceuticals / Injectable Suspension
- Amy’s Kitchen / Organic Prepared Foods
- Armstrong World Industries / Ceiling Tile Systems
- Avery Dennison / Adhesive Films
- Avon Cosmetics / Health & Beauty Products
- Carvel-Celebration Foods / Frozen Confectionary
- Colgate–Palmolive / Oral Care Products
- Deschutes Brewing / Craft Beer
- Dole Fresh Vegetables / Prepared Salads
- Eaton Marine / Marine Hydraulics
- Ghirardelli Chocolates / Chocolate, Confection
- Lindt & Sprungli / Chocolate, Confection
- Pepsi Cola / Soft Drinks
- Sierra Nevada Brewing / Craft Beer
- Sundstrand Corporation / Satellite Components
Education:
- BA Economic Geography – University of Minnesota
- MA Industrial Geography – Wayne State University
Personal:
- You must love travel if you’re a site selector. I’ve worked projects in 49 states (still waiting for that project in Hawaii) and 12 countries
- I love everything outdoors – kayaking, mountain biking, photography
- It’s all about family
In the News:
- Green Development – A New Consideration in Corporate Location Decisions
- Sustainability: The “Invisible Hand” Shapes Next-Generation Location Selection
- Transportation & Utility Infrastructure
Contact Info:
Phone: 828-772-9374
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @donschjeldahl
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-schjeldahl-0a56556/