--- title: Powering Performance | AIAG | Supply Chain Management (26) description: Supply Chain Management | Stay up to date on the latest automotive industry trends, along with AIAG initiatives, events, trainings, publications, products and more. (26) --- [![White AIAG Logo - Uniting Minds.Elevating Standards.](https://blog.aiag.org/hs-fs/hubfs/White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png?width=254&height=76&name=White%20AIAG%20Logo%20-%20Uniting%20Minds.Elevating%20Standards..png)](http://www.aiag.org/) ## [San Francisco Participates in Global Research Collaboration to Fight Human Trafficking](https://blog.aiag.org/san-francisco-participates-in-global-research-collaboration-to-fight-human-trafficking?hsLang=en-us) Oct 28, 2021 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/airport%20terminal%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/san-francisco-participates-in-global-research-collaboration-to-fight-human-trafficking?hsLang=en-us) The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced its participation in a global research collaboration spearheaded by United Against Slavery to fight human trafficking via the 2021 National Outreach Survey for Transportation (NOST) project.  [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/san-francisco-participates-in-global-research-collaboration-to-fight-human-trafficking?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Volunteer Spotlight: Barry Williams, Hansen & Adkins](https://blog.aiag.org/volunteer-spotlight-barry-williams-hansen-adkins?hsLang=en-us) Oct 28, 2021 [![car hauler](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/car_transporter-blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/volunteer-spotlight-barry-williams-hansen-adkins?hsLang=en-us) Hansen & Adkins Vice President of Operations Barry Williams began work in the automotive haul-away industry in 1984. He started as a quality claims supervisor and filled various positions in the company as he advanced, including director of safety and risk management, ISO 9000 manager, and driver trainer. In his current role, he grew the company from 33 trucks to its current 1,340 trucks. Williams also co-founded and leads the Auto Haulers Association of America in 2011 with Bill Fralic, which works to achieve higher pay for auto haul truck drivers to better attract the workforce to the industry.  [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/volunteer-spotlight-barry-williams-hansen-adkins?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Container ships now piling up at anchorages off China’s ports](https://blog.aiag.org/container-ships-now-piling-up-at-anchorages-off-chinas-ports?hsLang=en-us) Oct 27, 2021 [![Shanghai Port](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/shanghai%20port%20terminal%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/container-ships-now-piling-up-at-anchorages-off-chinas-ports?hsLang=en-us) There are over 60 container ships full of import cargo stuck offshore of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but there are more than double that — 154 as of Friday — waiting to load export cargo off Shanghai and Ningbo in China, according to eeSea, a company that analyzes carrier schedules. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/container-ships-now-piling-up-at-anchorages-off-chinas-ports?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Free USMCA FAQ Document Now Available!](https://blog.aiag.org/free-usmca-faq-document-now-available?hsLang=en-us) Oct 20, 2021 [![USMCA](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/USMCA%20keyboard%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/free-usmca-faq-document-now-available?hsLang=en-us) Developed by AIAG’s USMCA Work Group, this new [FAQ document](https://www.aiag.org/supply-chain-management/customs-and-trade/usmca?utm_campaign=USMCA%20FAQ%20document&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ivY9esIh02ghZr9MXTIqsTNKGqQg-RMl1sbqn2FvguMkbBXrD82mVnPlJ8uuolmAq2iQo) provides industry-based answers to your most common USMCA questions. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/free-usmca-faq-document-now-available?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [October FAE Event Recording Now Available!](https://blog.aiag.org/october-fae-event-recording-now-available?hsLang=en-us) Oct 15, 2021 [![webinar](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/webinar%20tablet%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/october-fae-event-recording-now-available?hsLang=en-us) Head to the AIAG Store now for a [complimentary recording](https://www.aiag.org/store/webinars/details?WebinarCode=FAECC) of our October 14th Future Automotive Expert (FAE) event! Featuring Jeffrey Peterson, Director of Global Trade and Logistics Cl for Tenneco, Inc., this one-hour recording explores "Careers in Supply Chain Regulatory Compliance." [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/october-fae-event-recording-now-available?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Don’t Miss Out on End of Year Supply Chain Trainings!](https://blog.aiag.org/dont-miss-out-on-end-of-year-supply-chain-trainings?hsLang=en-us) Sep 29, 2021 [![register now](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/register%20now%20notebook%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/dont-miss-out-on-end-of-year-supply-chain-trainings?hsLang=en-us) Join us this October, November, or December for upcoming sessions of our most popular Supply Chain courses! Check out specific dates for these trainings listed below and be sure to click the individual links for more detail. **** [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/dont-miss-out-on-end-of-year-supply-chain-trainings?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [GM’s Dave Leich: Navigate the Semiconductor Crisis by ‘Eliminating Siloes through a One-Team Approach’](https://blog.aiag.org/gms-dave-leich-navigate-the-semiconductor-crisis-by-eliminating-siloes-through-a-one-team-approach?hsLang=en-us) Sep 29, 2021 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/circuit%20board%20machine%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/gms-dave-leich-navigate-the-semiconductor-crisis-by-eliminating-siloes-through-a-one-team-approach?hsLang=en-us) During the September 9th AIAG Supply Chain + International Trade Summit, Dave Leich, GM’s executive director, global supply chain, spoke candidly about the challenges of the past 18 months. “There has been unprecedented volatility and uncertainty across the supply chain,” he said, “including a world pandemic, semiconductor crisis, raw material shortages, shipping delays, natural disaster events, and drastic swings in automotive demand.” [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/gms-dave-leich-navigate-the-semiconductor-crisis-by-eliminating-siloes-through-a-one-team-approach?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Are You Interested in a Career in Supply Chain Regulatory Compliance?](https://blog.aiag.org/are-you-interested-in-a-career-in-supply-chain-regulatory-compliance?hsLang=en-us) Sep 29, 2021 [![logistics](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/laptop%20with%20logistics%20icons%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/are-you-interested-in-a-career-in-supply-chain-regulatory-compliance?hsLang=en-us)   Details for our next Future Automotive Expert (FAE) event are now available – register today!   Join AIAG and Jeffrey Peterson, Director of Global Trade and Logistics Cl for Tenneco, Inc. for this [October 14th FAE event](https://www.aiag.org/store/events/details?EventCode=E21FAEOCT) as we explore, “Careers in Supply Chain Regulatory Compliance.”   [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/are-you-interested-in-a-career-in-supply-chain-regulatory-compliance?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [The shipping supply chain is stressed from Covid. That makes it ripe for hackers.](https://blog.aiag.org/the-shipping-supply-chain-is-stressed-from-covid.-that-makes-it-ripe-for-hackers?hsLang=en-us) Sep 29, 2021 [![system hacked](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/ransomware%20attack%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/the-shipping-supply-chain-is-stressed-from-covid.-that-makes-it-ripe-for-hackers?hsLang=en-us) The global supply chain, where goods are shipped all over the world, is already stretched thin thanks to a year and a half of operating during a pandemic. It really doesn’t need hackers mucking things up further. [Read More](https://blog.aiag.org/the-shipping-supply-chain-is-stressed-from-covid.-that-makes-it-ripe-for-hackers?hsLang=en-us) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Making the world go 'round: Circularity in supply chains](https://blog.aiag.org/making-the-world-go-round-circularity-in-supply-chains?hsLang=en-us) Sep 29, 2021 [![](https://blog.aiag.org/hubfs/BLOG/corrogated%20cardboard%20-%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.aiag.org/making-the-world-go-round-circularity-in-supply-chains?hsLang=en-us) Never before have the complexities and the crucial role of supply chains been so clear to the public. Issues related to supply and demand of certain products have highlighted the need for greater visibility into inventories and movement through distribution. But that is not the only issue on people's minds. 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