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U.S. Customs and Border Protection recognizes that trade supply chains are rapidly transforming themselves through the world of e-commerce and wants its regulatory oversight and technology to keep pace.

AIAG’s June event calendar kicks off with our Responsible Materials (formerly Conflict Minerals) Industry Briefing, followed by the annual Supply Chain Summit, and last – but certainly not least! – the always-popular Member Golf Outing.

With April just days away, we’re looking forward to the next webinar in our Corporate Responsibility (CR) Speaker Series! Scheduled for April 30^th, Jessica Urdangarin, principal consultant at BrownFlynn, an ERM Group Company, will join moderator Tanya Bolden – AIAG’s director of supply chain products & services – as we explore, “How ESG Research Firms Evaluate Supply Chain Sustainability.”

We've been busy! In addition to our newly launched Core Tools Support (CTS) software, we're also featuring two of our newest quality publications for purchase: the AIAG Traceability Guideline, and the CQI-20: Effective Problem Solving Guide.

As a member, you have much to contribute, and volunteering on an AIAG committee or work group gives your company a seat at the table and an influential voice in the discussion.  The support of thousands of members and industry volunteers working together in a cooperative environment makes it possible for AIAG to create the guidelines and tools that result in streamlined processes and solutions to our industry’s pain points and challenges.

Sustainability reporting and environment, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures are on the rise around the globe — we’ve seen increased regulation in Asia, it has become expected practice in Europe, and investors in the U.S. are increasingly using this information to inform their decision-making.

Planning is underway for the 2019 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on October 16-17 at The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center in Lathrup Village, Michigan.

This innovative cloud-based software makes authoring and managing FMEA, Control Plan, and PPAP documents easier than ever.

All the benefits of a database, the flexibility of a spreadsheet, and so much more! AIAG’s new Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software – a cloud-based solution for authoring and managing FMEA, Control Plan and PPAP documents – makes collaborating across multiple sites simple.

On March 4, 2019, AIAG and the Alabama Automotive Manufacturer’s Association (AAMA) cohosted the 2019 Southern Automotive Quality Summit in Birmingham, Alabama. Attended by nearly 150 people, this year’s event featured a strong lineup of speakers from Toyota, Honda, DENSO, the University of Alabama in Hunstville, and AIAG, discussing topics pertaining to the summit’s theme, “Engaging Your Workforce in Quality.”

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has formally submitted to President Trump the results of the Department of Commerce’s investigation into the effect of imports of automobiles and automobile parts on the national security of the United States.