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This year's virtual Quality Summit is fast approaching - be sure to join us in October as we explore, "Charging Up Your QMS: Innovative Quality Tools for a Digital Industry"!

The IAOB’s sponsorship of our Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software continues! Cherie Reiche, managing director of the IAOB, explains: “In support of improving the management of FMEAs, Control Plans, and PPAP documentation, the IAOB, in partnership with AIAG, will provide up to 250 IATF certified organizations with a 1-year no cost subscription to AIAG’s Core Tools Support (CTS) software in the 2021 timeframe.” 

With 21 years of commercial vehicle experience successfully implementing major financial, quality, system, and manufacturing related initiatives, AIAG is pleased to welcome PACCAR’s Tom Simmons as the newest member of our Quality Steering Committee (QSC)!

Chris Connor is president & CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, which represents more than 130 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

The Covid-19 Pandemic which impacted global supply chains hard in February of 2020, has grown as on “steroids” as we approach the 2^nd Quarter of 2021.

What a year and a half we’ve had. 2020 kicked off with the coronavirus spreading around the world, and concluded with a peak season that put all other peak seasons to shame. Global GDP slowed down by 4-5%, depending on who you ask. Supply chains had just enough time to fall apart before having to ramp up to meet e-commerce and vaccine distribution demands (at the same time, of course).

After several months of discussion, the German Parliament ("Bundestag") adopted the "Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains" (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act – "Act" or "LkSG") on 11 June 2021.¹ The Act imposes, for the first time, a binding obligation on companies to establish, implement and update due diligence procedures to improve compliance with specified core human rights and, to a limited extent, environmental protection in supply chains.

Featuring Oracle Corporation's Aniello Pepe and Pat Mariles, this recording focuses on how a digital supply chain – along with Blockchain, Integrated Business Planning, and IoT – can enable a more responsive, fully integrated, end-to-end business planning process.

From our virtual Supply Chain + International Trade Summit this September, to our IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference in mid-October, we’re excited to share a diverse lineup of virtual events for the remainder of 2021.

Registration is open for the virtual 2021 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on October 19–20, 2021: Transitioning From Compliance and Reporting to Sustainability.