AE Smith Consulting provides discerning clients the means to achieve raw material costs which are competitive or better than those from being vertically integrated in material supply. This includes professional sourcing strategies and superior results, without the cost of a full-time professional staff. We reduce our client's cost of raw materials without compromise in quality or reliability, allowing them to achieve the best available cost for the raw materials they require. The staff at AE Smith Consulting offer over 30 years of sourcing and management experience with specific history in: Purchasing, Sales, Marketing & Manufacturing, Asphalt Sourcing & Supply Management, Global Sourcing of chemicals, polymers and polymer film as well as Sourcing from or Outsourcing to China. Our Virtual Resource Network provides Global Shipping & Packaging, Logistics Management, Market Leading Technical and Analytical Capabilities and access to University Research Capabilities