K. Patrick Smith Bio

Pat Smith is the president of Patrick Smith Consulting Inc., a firm specializing in logistics and supply chain improvements for the furniture industry.

Pat is the former vice president of sales and marketing for Worldwide Logistics, Inc. and former president of Cargo Consolidation Services, Inc. In his thirty years in the furniture industry he has managed all aspects of furniture logistics including operations, sales, administration, inventory control, warehousing, fleet operations, distribution, packaging design, and furniture repair.

Pat has deep ties in the industry. He is a board member of the Furniture Foundation and a board member of FurnPAC, the political action committee for the furniture industry. He is a member of the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) Suppliers Division, where he has served both as a past president and as a member of their executive committee. He served as a member of the AHFA Packaging Committee that developed the testing standards now known as “Rule 181,” the furniture industry packaging standard. He has also held key positions in the past with the Specialized Furniture Carriers Association, and was instrumental in their merger with the American Home Furnishings Alliance-Suppliers Division.

Pat Smith understands the furniture supply chain – from raw material to final customer. He offers the perfect combination of strategic thinking, innovative problem solving, and hands-on, real world experience to help you evaluate your transportation and logistics expenditures and implement improvements – whether you’re a supplier, manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer.