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GM’s Dave Leich says the last 18 months in automotive have been unlike anything he’s seen in over three decades in the industry. As executive director, global supply chain, at General Motors Corporation, Leich leads the assembly, propulsion, and stamping operations, as well as the material launch execution and the demand/supply planning and scheduling organizations. His responsibilities also include GM’s global supply chain operations for North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific.

Ready for more detail about this year’s Supply Chain + International Trade Summit? Check out a few agenda highlights below, and don’t forget to head to the AIAG Store today for more information and to reserve your seat!

The AIAG Supply Chain Products + Services team welcomes Sivad Q. Davis as its new project coordinator. Davis has worked for the past two years as an AIAG customer service representative, which allowed him to build a strong foundation in the broad scope of what AIAG provides the industry — from publications, events, and webinars to training and certifications.

In the wake of rising international condemnation over the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), the US government is ramping up its forced labor enforcement actions, most recently by issuing a new withhold release order (WRO) on June 23 that will impact the solar industry and by adding five new companies with ties to Xinjiang on the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Entity List.

The pandemic magnified the need for collaborative partnerships between service providers and customers. We have seen things happening in the market you almost couldn't make up in Hollywood, and those that have remained transparent and collaborative in navigating these challenges have succeeded.

—Matt Friedman
Vice President, Sales, Warehousing
Mainfreight

The IAOB’s sponsorship of our Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software continues! Cherie Reiche, managing director of the IAOB, explains: “In support of improving the management of FMEAs, Control Plans, and PPAP documentation, the IAOB, in partnership with AIAG, will provide up to 250 IATF certified organizations with a 1-year no cost subscription to AIAG’s Core Tools Support (CTS) software in the 2021 timeframe.” 

Join AIAG and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Eli Levine and Thomas Wenning for our next complimentary webinar on September 14^th, 2021: “DOE Programs: Better Buildings, Better Plants and 50001 Ready.”

Register soon and join us at this year’s virtual 2021 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference on October 19–20, 2021: Transitioning From Compliance and Reporting to Sustainability.

I have a very simple professional philosophy: No one voice should be louder than the other. No one hand should control every action. No one perspective encompasses everyone’s reality. No one body should take up all the space. We all add value, and we all belong.

Organizations can now link the world’s leading sustainability reporting standards with an innovative tool for measuring their progress towards the circular economy.