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The AIAG Quality Team is pleased to announce two new Quality Steering Committee (QSC) members: Rivian’s senior director of strategic quality excellence, Fred B. Johns, and Magna International’s VP of quality, Lina Bucci.

Whether you’re new to FMEA or planning to add the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook or SAE J1739 FMEA to your current manufacturing process or product, this upcoming webinar is one you won’t want to miss!

Scheduled for May 6, 2021 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time), the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook and SAE J1739 FMEA Analysis – What You Need to Know webinar is completely free for all attendees, and will focus on similarities and differences between the AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook and the SAE J1739 FMEA.

In response to industry demand, we’re excited to announce the launch of two ACE reporting courses next month only, as these classes are scheduled just once per calendar year.

Led by Carlos R. Rodriguez from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the two-hour ACE Reporting Demonstration for Import training is scheduled for May 11, 2021, and the ACE Reporting Demonstration for Export course is scheduled for the following day, May 12, 2021.

Updated supply chain publications are now available! Head to the AIAG Store today to find newly revised versions of the Guideline for Returnable Transport Items (RTIs) Identification, and the Global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Item Level Standard.

Coming Soon! MMOG.np enhancements are scheduled to launch at the end of April. Here’s what to expect:

• Improved user management – company administrators in MMOG.np will have more flexibility to manage user profiles.
• Advanced assessment export – this new feature allows company and site administrators to select/filter their assessments by site, customer, MMOG/LE version, data and status, and to export the data in an external CSV file that can easily be converted into an Excel file to make reports.
• All tables in MMOG.np can now be exported as CSV files.

Trade didn't make it into the Biden administration's seven immediate priorities. It's not a subject where analysts and former trade representatives expect to see big moves or a flurry of activity.

But that hasn't deterred newly-confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

China was the United States’ top trading partner for the 10th consecutive month in January, and was No. 1 overall in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Friday.

Mexico was No. 2, as its total trade with the U.S. fell 1.3% to $48.5 billion in January, compared to the same period in 2019. Canada was third with $45.8 billion.

AIAG was founded nearly 40 years ago by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors – joined shortly after by Honda, Nissan, and Toyota – as a place where industry could come together in a neutral, collaborative, and legal environment to solve issues common to the automotive supply chain.

Register soon for this year’s two-day event to hear from our incredible lineup of speakers on everything from responsible materials sourcing and reporting prioritization to decarbonizing in logistics, climate change and more!

"One of the primary benefits for my organization has been the ability to keep an entire project’s documentation in one place.” - CTS User 

As teams have become accustomed to working apart, it’s more important than ever to ensure you have the latest version of your FMEA, Control Plan, and PPAP documents at your fingertips.