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How Do You Design for Environmental Compliance?

To learn the answers, plan to attend the 2018 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on September 26–27, 2018, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

AIAG’s GHG Workgroup is offering a half-day event on October 30 to increase supplier awareness of reporting and calculating Scope 3 emissions. For your convenience, this complimentary event will be presented live and via WebEx.

According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2017 was the third-warmest year on record, the U.S. experienced three of the top five costliest hurricanes in U.S. history that same year, and the 20 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1995. Businesses already experience the negative impacts of climate change, from infrastructure damage to disruptions to logistics, input supplies, and customers. Since 2011, the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report has ranked climate risks a high priority for business in terms of both likelihood and impact.

AIAG’s Traceability Workgroup is proud to announce that its new Traceability Guideline, identified as CQI-28, is now available for stakeholder review. Created by a cross-functional and multi-organizational workgroup, the document contains guidance to meeting IATF 16949 traceability requirements, presents a basis for traceability methods and technologies relevant to the automotive industry and concludes with a self-assessment and fire drill forms. Additionally, best practices – and in some cases “bad practices” – are presented to guide and inspire thought for organizations that are creating or evaluating their traceability systems.

Does your organization need help eliminating repeat problems and implementing sustainable improvements in your products or processes?

The 2018 AIAG Quality Summit is nearly here!

Following a brief “welcome” speech from AIAG’s director of quality products and services, Scott Gray, this year’s event will kick off with an industry keynote presentation by Christoph Hagedorn, senior vice president, head of Corporate Quality and Environment at Continental Corporation.

By now you have probably heard about Industry 4.0 and what it’s all about. The term refers to the fourth wave of the Industrial Revolution. Each wave of the revolution has been driven by advances in technology. The most recent wave has been precipitated by the rapid and concurrent maturation of advanced technologies such as robotics, AI, VR, big data and visualization. Industry 4.0 technologies allow business to move at a never-before seen pace.

 
Early registration for AIAG’s 2018 Customs Town Hall has been extended, but it won’t last – reserve your spot by September 14^th to save more!  For past attendees “in the know,” this is a must-attend event for automotive professionals working in international trade and customs.

It’s been a banner year for The Transportation Club of Detroit (TCD)! Two of AIAG’s leaders in Supply Chain Management – who are also on the board of this industry organization – recently revealed that the TCD will be awarding a record total of $25,000 in scholarships to seven well-deserving university students this year.

Join Cheryl Thompson, Founder of the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement (CADIA) for a very special evening filled with networking, hors d'oeuvres, and learning from women across the automotive industry at the Rev Up 2030 Event in Southfield, MI on October 9^th from 5 – 8pm.