CHICAGO, February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Sourcing, Procurement and Global Logistics expert, Austin Chemical is introducing Austin Consulting Services' Supply Chain Risk Assessment (SCRA) Program at Informex, the Pharmaceutical Fine Chemical industry trade event, in San Francisco, on February 16, 2010.

Austin Chemical has offered global strategic sourcing and logistics services since 1976, contracted sourcing and procurement services since 1992 and supply chain management consulting since 1996.

AUSTIN IDENTIFIES AND ELIMINATES HIDDEN SUPPLY CHAIN RISKS

- We provide the resources to build robust key ingredient supply chains - We provide assurance of continuing supply for defined key products - We provide alternate or contingency (emergency) supply strategies - We show you how to improve the value of your business with key suppliers - We identify second tier supply risks (supply risk to your suppliers) - We identify opportunities to improve procurement, inventory, warehousing, transportation and logistics efficiency

For a nominal fixed fee, Austin quickly identifies key product supply interruption risks and defines specific steps that our clients can take to install and maintain a secure and economical supply chain, states Sam Ponticelli, Chief Executive Officer of Austin Chemical. We can quickly define leading global sources, prices or even provide full market intelligence for any given item.

To learn more, the Austin Consulting Group invites you to attend their Supplier Showcase at Informex 2010:

Event Title: SUPPLY CHAIN RISK ANALYSIS Presenter: Dick Woodward, Ph.D., Austin Consulting Group Time Date: 10:00 am, Tuesday February 16, 2010 Location: Moscone Center South (San Francisco, CA), Room 304, To learn more about Austin's global supply solutions, visit Booth #2318 Not Attending Informex? Discover Austin at http://www.austinchemical.com Austin Chemical Company, Inc. 1565 Barclay Boulevard. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

SOURCE: Austin Chemical Company

CONTACT: David Lester, Austin Chemical Company, +1-847-345-5702,dlester@austinchemical.com