Powering Performance

The Supply Chain Act poses new challenges to suppliers when conducting business with new or existing German-based customers.

Along with our previously scheduled March 7^th webinar on leadership transformation, we’re excited to announce a second FAE event this month (on March 21^st) exploring how to create a “culture of quality.” Simply click the linked titles below to find out more about both events, and be sure reserve your spot(s) ASAP at the AIAG Store!

Ready to get spring training on your calendar? With more than two dozen sessions in April alone, we're looking forward to exploring everything from IMDS and USMCA, to the Quality Core Tools (including certification exams), special process system assessments, and much more. 

As the new CEO of AIAG, Matt Pohlman collaborates with the board of directors to drive initiatives that support members companies as well as mobility industries across the spectrum. Along with directing and managing all aspects of AIAG, Pohlman sets strategic priorities and works closely with internal teams and global partners to facilitate innovative solutions to common industry challenges.

Don’t miss out…sign up for February and March FAE webinars today.

IMDS Basic Concepts and Application

This instructor-led course is designed to ensure users are familiar with all aspects of the IMDS system with an emphasis on creating quality product substance compliance data. The goal is to get you working in IMDS as quickly and efficiently as possible. Students will learn how to build, receive, and submit data in response to customer requests. All basic concepts will be reviewed in detail providing students with the confidence to function competently in the IMDS system.

Originally presented on January 26^th by Fred Coe (Global EDI, B2B Manager, General Motors), Terry Onica (Director, Automotive, QAD Inc.), and Jerry Czernel, CPIM (Senior Project Manager, AIM Computer Solutions), the first FAE webinar of 2023 focused on Supply Chain Careers in EDI and B2B Communications - the Lifeblood of the Automotive Industry.

The grave human rights conditions in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where Uyghur Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities are subjected to internment and forced labor, among other abuses, demand international response. So far, the centerpiece of the U.S. response has been the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in December 2021. The law is intended to prevent U.S. consumers from being complicit in these abuses through the purchase of Chinese goods made with forced labor. In doing so, it encourages global firms to take Xinjiang out of their supply chains in order to maintain access to U.S. markets.

A global speaker and consultant, Ben Whiting initially found success in his career as a corporate entertainer – performing as a magician and mind reader in more than 30 countries – before shifting his focus to keynote speaking and leadership development in 2014.

Presented by the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and AIAG, this year’s Southern Automotive Quality Summit is scheduled for April 25^th, at the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel in Prattville, Alabama.