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The Global Automotive Purchasing and Supply Chain Network – also known as GAPSCN – began as a collaborative venture between AIAG and Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business to develop talent and innovation in global automotive purchasing and supply chain management. Today, industry professionals partner with academic faculty to provide community college, undergraduate, graduate and adult continuing education students with “real world” automotive case studies, best practices, knowledge assessments and standards.

With November just around the corner, we’re eagerly anticipating two of our final events for the year: our annual Customs Town Hall on November 7^th, and our next Future Automotive Expert event on November 14^th.

Minimize travel costs, loss of productivity, and “out of office” issues with AIAG’s onsite training solutions!

Coordinating employee training can be challenging – especially when you’re tight on time and resources. From finding the right course and content for your team, to budgeting for travel, lodging, meals, course fees and more, the planning process can feel daunting.

Looking for help in a hurry? AIAG’s new Live Chat feature – available Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET – makes it quicker and easier than ever to get in touch with us.

Save the date to join REBA and AIAG from 9:00AM–10:00AM on October 22, 2019, to learn about renewable energy for commercial, industrial, and institutional (C&I) buyers.

With contractors typically engaged in high-risk, non-standard work — the kind that causes roughly 40-60 percent of serious workplace injuries and fatalities — contractor safety is a vital element of any organization’s health and safety (H&S) program.

Whether you've been following along since we first announced the new AIAG Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software or are just now learning about this unique cloud-based solution for authoring and managing FMEA, Control Plan and PPAP documents, you won't want to miss our next update webinar! This webinar will take place on October 14, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. EDT (i.e., October 15, 2019 at 11 a.m. China Standard Time - CST) for participants in Asia, and on October 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM EDT for participants in North America. 

AIAG now offers a free eLearning overview of NHTSA’s warranty and recall reporting requirements – the Introduction to US Motor Vehicle Safety Training. This eLearning, developed in cooperation with FCA, Ford, GM, Honda North America, Toyota Motor North America and Volvo Truck Group, introduces the user to NHTSA’s reporting requirements and guidelines for initiating a product recall.

As IATF 16949:2016 reaches its three-year anniversary, auditors with an active AIAG Supplier Auditor Certificate will need to renew their certificates before they expire. To make that renewal process as quick and painless as possible, AIAG is now offering an AIAG IATF 16949:2016 Supplier Auditor Recertification Exam,* allowing current holders of an AIAG Supplier Auditor Certificate to renew their certificate without taking the three or five day class.

Marc A. Brazeau was appointed head of logistics for FCA US LLC in July 2017. In this position, he is responsible for logistics and transportation activities to support the entire FCA US manufacturing footprint, including shipment of finished vehicles, inbound transportation of manufacturing parts and materials, and operating FCA Transport, the FCA US-owned truck fleet.