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Curious about our new CTS software, but unsure if it’s the right fit for you and your organization? Now, you can “try it before you buy it” with a free 30 day trial!

Class is in session! This summer marks the introduction of the new AIAG & VDA FMEA training courses: AIAG & VDA Design FMEA: Transitioning for Practitioners, and AIAG & VDA Process FMEA: Transitioning for Practitioners.

The IATF has created an optional, anonymous industry stakeholder survey to solicit feedback on IATF 16949:2016 sections needing further clarification – and we’d like to hear from you! 

To allow participants to complete the survey at their convenience, we've extended the time period it will remain open. This survey will now be available for completion through Friday, August 9th! 

The automotive supply chain space is on the verge of significant change involving global megatrends such as digitalization, generational turnover, trade policy shifts, cybersecurity threats, and even changing mindsets on vehicle ownership, to name a few. Within each of these spaces, diverse influences change the resulting optics – making it critical to shine an objective light on these issues to keep industry informed.

A major reason the Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) division of Supply Chain Management continues to grow exponentially at AIAG is due to the support and guidance provided by our volunteers and specifically those leading the FVL Oversight Committee.

British vehicle transporter ECM has expressed concerns about implications for the automotive industry should the UK exit the European Union (EU) without an agreement on October 31.

After a successful series of events in the first half of the year, we’re gearing up for another round! From the co-hosted AIAG/SCAC Supply Chain and Quality Conference in South Carolina, to the Quality Summit, IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference and Customs Town Hall held more locally here in Metro Detroit, there’s sure to be an event for everyone.

Head south next week to join your peers in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 2019 Heavy Equipment and Automotive Suppliers Product Chemical Compliance Summit.

Created in collaboration with automakers, suppliers, and contractors, AIAG’s new Contractor Safety Management Framework outlines common processes for effective contractor safety management — specifically in construction environments — facilitating more consistent health and safety requirements for contractors among hiring clients and owners. It can also be used within any health and safety (H&S) management system (e.g., ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001, ANSI Z10).

Corporations are increasingly building sustainability into their business strategies, and linking outcomes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as seen in the 7,500 companies issuing annual sustainability or corporate responsibility reports in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative. Given this evolution in corporate thinking and action, the pertinent questions are “why” and “how.”