--- title: Powering Performance | AIAG (112) description: Stay up to date on the latest automotive industry trends, along with AIAG initiatives, events, trainings, publications, products and more. (112) --- [![White AIAG Logo - Uniting Minds.Elevating Standards.](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png?width=254&height=76&name=White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png)](http://www.aiag.org/) ## [Conflict Minerals Reporting Approach – Consider the IMDS Supplier Perspective](https://blog.aiag.org/conflict-minerals-reporting-approach-%E2%80%93-consider-the-imds-supplier-perspective?hsLang=en-us) Sep 17, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/refinery-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/conflict-minerals-reporting-approach-%E2%80%93-consider-the-imds-supplier-perspective?hsLang=en-us) You and your suppliers understand the challenges related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires compliance reporting by every SEC-reporting company with products that contain conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold). It’s no surprise that — given the complexity of the rule and the extent of the effort required to comply — many companies struggle with reaching a determination as to their DRC conflict minerals status. Common reasons include: [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/conflict-minerals-reporting-approach-%E2%80%93-consider-the-imds-supplier-perspective?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Why We Do What We Do: An Interview with Michael Wurzman, Founder and President of RSJ Technical Consulting](https://blog.aiag.org/why-we-do-what-we-do-an-interview-with-michael-wurzman-founder-and-president-of-rsj-technical-consulting?hsLang=en-us) Sep 16, 2015 ![](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/BLOG/volunteer_chalkboard-blog.jpg?width=500&height=333&name=volunteer_chalkboard-blog.jpg) Why do long-time industry professionals volunteer their time? We’ve all heard it said: Volunteering for your industry is one of the most important and most needed acts a professional will ever do. But in today’s increasingly challenging global climate, finding time is harder than ever. So why do people do it? [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/why-we-do-what-we-do-an-interview-with-michael-wurzman-founder-and-president-of-rsj-technical-consulting?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Standardizing Customer Specific Requirements Represents an Opportunity for Industry-Wide Collaboration](https://blog.aiag.org/standardizing-customer-specific-requirements-represent-an-opportunity-for-industry-wide-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) Sep 15, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/requirements-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/standardizing-customer-specific-requirements-represent-an-opportunity-for-industry-wide-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) AIAG’s Quality 2020 study identifies automotive pain-points related to customer specific requirements (CSRs) and finds that both OEMs and suppliers have CSR concerns — just not the same ones. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/standardizing-customer-specific-requirements-represent-an-opportunity-for-industry-wide-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Inadequate Problem Solving Tops the List of Automakers’ Quality Concerns](https://blog.aiag.org/inadequate-problem-solving-tops-the-list-of-automakers-quality-concerns?hsLang=en-us) Sep 02, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/problem_solving_concept-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/inadequate-problem-solving-tops-the-list-of-automakers-quality-concerns?hsLang=en-us) AIAG’s Quality 2020 study identifies automotive pain-points related to problem solving and finds that more than half the industry sees significant risk if problem solving skills aren’t improved to where they need to be — and fast. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/inadequate-problem-solving-tops-the-list-of-automakers-quality-concerns?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Sep. 22: Effective Problem Solving for Practitioners](https://blog.aiag.org/sep.-22-effective-problem-solving-for-practitioners?hsLang=en-us) Sep 01, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/solutions_ahead-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/sep.-22-effective-problem-solving-for-practitioners?hsLang=en-us) According to an AIAG Study released in June 2015, over two-thirds of automotive industry respondents feel their companies are — at best — only moderately capable at problem solving. Here’s your chance to improve this startling statistic. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/sep.-22-effective-problem-solving-for-practitioners?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Turning Compliance into Profits: The Emerging Value Proposition for Collecting Compliance Data](https://blog.aiag.org/turning-compliance-into-profits-the-emerging-value-proposition-for-collecting-compliance-data?hsLang=en-us) Aug 19, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/results_analysis-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/turning-compliance-into-profits-the-emerging-value-proposition-for-collecting-compliance-data?hsLang=en-us) “Compliance” and “Value Proposition” are rarely spoken in the same sentence. These days, they should be. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/turning-compliance-into-profits-the-emerging-value-proposition-for-collecting-compliance-data?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Supply Chain Sustainability eLearning and Knowledge Assessment Tools Now Available in New Languages and Countries](https://blog.aiag.org/supply-chain-sustainability-elearning-and-knowledge-assessment-tools-now-available-in?hsLang=en-us) Jul 22, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/asian_factory_workers-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/supply-chain-sustainability-elearning-and-knowledge-assessment-tools-now-available-in?hsLang=en-us) AIAG is expanding efforts to improve the social and environmental performance of the supply chain by making its [comprehensive collection of tools and training](http://www.aiag.org/staticcontent/committees/workgroup.cfm?group=WCOC&FC=WC&grp=WCOC) available in Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, and Italian. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/supply-chain-sustainability-elearning-and-knowledge-assessment-tools-now-available-in?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Challenges in 5 Key Areas Reveal the Current State of Automotive Quality](https://blog.aiag.org/challenges-in-5-key-areas-reveal-the-current-state-of-automotive-quality?hsLang=en-us) Jul 22, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/robots_in_car_factory-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/challenges-in-5-key-areas-reveal-the-current-state-of-automotive-quality?hsLang=en-us) The results of AIAG’s groundbreaking new [Quality 2020 report](https://go.aiag.org/quality-2020-report?hsLang=en-us) reveal five main challenges for OEMs and suppliers including Problem Solving, Customer-Specific Requirements (CSRs), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Product Development, and Loss of Experience. Here’s an overview of the survey results to help kick off a new article series, which will examine each challenge in depth. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/challenges-in-5-key-areas-reveal-the-current-state-of-automotive-quality?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Ready for MMOG/LE V4 Requirements?](https://blog.aiag.org/ready-for-mmog/le-v4-requirements?hsLang=en-us) Jul 08, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/warehouse_and_forklift-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/ready-for-mmog/le-v4-requirements?hsLang=en-us) AIAG’s Global Materials Management Operational Guidelines/Logistical Evaluation (MMOG/LE) provides industry best practices, establishes a common definition of materials practices to facilitate effective communication between trading partners, and is the global standard for supply chain management processes. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/ready-for-mmog/le-v4-requirements?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [All You Need to Know about GD&T](https://blog.aiag.org/all-you-need-to-know-about-gdt?hsLang=en-us) Jun 24, 2015 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/GCandT.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/all-you-need-to-know-about-gdt?hsLang=en-us) An important aspect of any product’s design is the engineering process, which has its own set of rules, codes, and languages. This is where GD&T is often used. 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