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A product manufactured today that is eligible under the original NAFTA program may no longer be eligible under the newly negotiated trade agreement – commonly referred to as NAFTA 2.0. Karin Muller, director, customer compliance and trade governance for Magna International, and Steve Gardon, vice president, global indirect taxes and customs, Lear Corporation, who head up AIAG’s NAFTA 2.0 Workgroup, will present an important session on what they describe as the “ABCs of USMCA” and the differences between it and NAFTA at the upcoming AIAG Supply Chain Summit, June 18, 2019.

AIAG is launching its MMOG/LE Version 5, and long-time, award-winning AIAG volunteer Terry Onica has been on the frontlines in implementing updates and training on the new platform, which will replace the prior Excel assessment. The MMOG/LE Version 5 global volunteer workgroup was comprised of experts from AIAG, Odette, QAD, Volvo, ZF, Ford, FCA, Continental, GALIA, SMMT, General Motors, and VDA. Their revision of MMOG/LE took about 18 months to complete and was reviewed by 35 stakeholders.

AIAG is adding new features to its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Supply Chain Security system, which assists automotive importers and their business partners get certified as a low-security threat for shipping goods and materials into the United States. The enhancements include a new heat map that shows the location of each partner on a geographical map, similar to the display on Google Maps. Additionally, CTPAT partner survey information will be tagged to help the automotive importers visually identify and track their supply chain risks.

The wait is over -- the new AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook is officially available for purchase at the AIAG Store! Read on for excerpts from our official press release, or click here to purchase your copy today. 

Missed out on the AIAG & VDA FMEA Pre-Launch Webinar? Check out our recording!

On March 5, 2019, Amy Moffatt – senior manager of Toyota North America’s Operations Management Development Division – gave the closing presentation at the AIAG/AAMA 2019 Southern Automotive Quality Summit (SAQS). AIAG had the opportunity to catch up with Amy after the event and asked her several questions about her perceptions of the automotive industry. Amy’s insights are below.

New course alert! Join us June 27-28, 2019* for AIAG’s newest Quality training course: the two-day Effective Problem Solving Workshop.

 
AIAG launched its free online Core Tools Self-Assessment (CTSA) in 2012 as a method for individuals to measure their competency in the four automotive quality Core Tools: APQP/PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC. The CTSA is a timed, open book self-assessment available in eight different languages. With a worldwide reach, more than 11,000 individuals representing 1,964 companies in 78 countries have completed the Core Tools Self-Assessment.

As the opening keynote speaker at the upcoming AIAG Supply Chain Summit on June 18, 2019, Michael Galluzzi, NASA’s principal Investigator and subject matter expert on supply chain management and logistics engineering in the Exploration Research and Technology Program at the Kennedy Space Center, will share recent NASA supply chain lessons learned and how these can be applied to automotive supply chain initiatives. A talk that covers the practical as well as the visionary, Galluzzi will provide intriguing insights on technologies that will impact the U.S. manufacturing base in the near future, as well as ideas from NASA’s approach to supply chain management that could advance not only the auto industry, but also the U.S. industrial supply base.

Ready to advance your geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) skills and knowledge? Join us on Tuesday, May 14 – Wednesday, May 15* for our next Advanced Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) course at AIAG Headquarters in Southfield, Michigan!