Powering Performance

Comprised of Quality leaders from member companies – including volunteers from car and truck OEMs and suppliers of all tiers – AIAG’s Quality Steering Committee (QSC) convenes bimonthly to proactively identify industry needs and provide best practices and resources accordingly.

December will be here before we know it – and while there’s still plenty of time left in 2022, our final training sessions are filling up fast.

As Global Quality Manager for DuPont Automotive Adhesives, Fluids, and Multibase™ product families, Kim Retzloff-Neal’s expertise stems from years of experience in quality management and quality assurance.

With nearly 400 attendees, 19 sponsors, and a full two dozen exhibitors, our 2022 Quality Summit was one for the books.

From his early days with General Motors as a Manufacturing Quality Engineer in Wisconsin, to his current position as GM’s Executive Chief Engineer for Battery Electric Trucks, Josh Tavel’s expertise is rooted in more than two decades of experience with the organization – including international roles in Brazil and South Korea. 

Ready for your next Supply Chain training course at AIAG? Check out details for upcoming sessions below and be sure to follow the links to learn more!

To provide relevant and timely information in supply chain and corporate responsibility to the Spanish-speaking automotive community, AIAG launched a new e-newsletter this week for members in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking areas. you can subscribe to receive this free newsletter here. Once you are logged in, you can select the newsletter titled "Boletín Informativo de la Cadena de Suministro y Responsibilidad Corporativa" to subscribe.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Brazil’s Customs Authority Receita Federal today signed an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). This MRA builds on other agreements between CBP and the Government of Brazil and ensures coordination for each nation’s supply chain security as well as efforts in combating customs and trade offenses.

Forced labor has been a consistent topic in the supply chain world for years. As a result, there is a wealth of information regarding forced labor and the initiatives taken globally to act preventatively. There are multiple indicators of forced labor, including isolation, restriction of movement, withholding of wages, deception, excessive overtime, and intimidation. Many statutes address forced labor, including:

• USMCA
• Trafficking Victims Protection Act
• Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
• Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
• Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
• Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Ford is re-writing supply chain management! Led by the organization’s Global Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Risk, Jackie Watt, our opening presentation at this year’s Supply Chain + Trade Compliance Summit on November 3^rd will explore Ford’s focus on future initiatives and strategies, including the acceleration of the autonomous vehicle market.