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Wondering if the WSU/AIAG Auto Industry Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management program is right for you? Check out the highlights below, and make sure to visit our website for more information!

At last month’s Quality Summit, we were thrilled to welcome Martin Ranäng of Volvo Truck Group as our industry keynote speaker. Following his crowd energizing keynote address – which he will remember as “one great moment in my work life” – we sat down with Martin to discuss the changing industry, how he juggles responsibilities as senior vice president of supplier quality & development, what advice he’d give his younger self, and more!

Developed in a collaborative effort by volunteers from Nexteer Automotive, Ford Motor Company, Adient US LLC, Dana Incorporated, Delphi Technologies, FCA US LLC, General Motors Company, Gestamp Mason, and Magna International, the CQI-15 Welding System Assessment (WSA) 2^nd edition is now available.  

Have you been on YouTube lately? If not, you might be missing out! The International Automotive Oversight Bureau (IAOB) and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders – Quality Management Division (SMMT QMD) recently released a series of IATF 16949 related videos on their YouTube channel.

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.

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. 

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.

Mark Hirzel brings over 30 years of customs brokerage and logistics experience to his position as export manager-customs in the Trade Services department of the Finance division for American Honda Motor Company. After earning his individual customs brokerage license in 1989, Hirzel held a variety of operational, compliance, and management positions in the customs brokerage and freight-forwarding industry.

Last month, for the third year in a row, AIAG collaborated with the South Carolina Automotive Council (SCAC) to bring automotive supply chain programs and messaging to a new audience – the southeastern U.S. region – during the 2019 AIAG/SCAC Supply Chain and Quality Conference.