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At least one insurance company will cover the costs from a cyberattack against one of its clients.

A recent CEO survey by Gartner¹ cited “lack of appropriate talent and capability” as the top most inhibitor to a company’s digital progress. Supply chain organizations are no exception. The gap between the skills needed to compete in an increasingly digital world and those available in the organization is widening. Rise in robotics, algorithmic intelligence, and cloud computing is making an entire generation of supply chain professionals increasingly obsolete. These technologies are hollowing out the middle of the jobs’ spectrum, pushing the humans to the edges requiring extreme physical or cognitive dexterity.

Ready to check your cybersecurity knowledge? Our newest online offering – the AIAG Basic Cyber Knowledge Self-Assessment – is now available for FREE at the AIAG Store! 

With a global membership base and customers across the map, AIAG recognizes the importance of virtual offerings to best support our entire supply chain. From critical content to timely topics, our web-based resources provide the information you need to keep your skills sharp, and the flexibility to access that information on your own schedule.

Registration is open for the VIRTUAL 2020 Corporate Responsibility Summit on April 28–29, and you won’t want to miss it!

Cyber criminals have threatened to raid the bank accounts of customers and employees of German automotive group Gedia, following a major cyber attack on the company’s headquarters last week. [Editor's note: Original posting date of this article was January 24, 2020.]

At AIAG’s Virtual 2020 CR Summit April 28–29, sustainable packaging expert Martina Prox will provide future-forward ideas on how zero-waste methodologies can align waste elimination with circular economy principles.

AIAG and its membership are working individually and collectively to mitigate the effect of the global coronavirus contagion on our companies, customers, suppliers and employees and their families. Out of an abundance of caution, here are some specific actions taken by AIAG in the short term:

Planning has already begun for the 2020 IMDS & Product Compliance Conference scheduled for October 13–14 at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

Most scientific reports on climate look at changes that have occurred since the pre-industrial era, or since record-keeping began. But even looking back at the past decade, it’s clear that our world today is very different from the world of 2010. Analyzing data on greenhouse gas (GHGs) concentrations, temperature rise, sea level rise and more reveal troubling trends.