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Automotive Industry Action Group. Andrew J. Cummins Executive Director. About AIAG. Organization 1,600 member companies OEMs Suppliers Service Providers 50 full-time staff Executives on loan from DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors. About AIAG. Organizational Goals
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Automotive Industry Action Group Andrew J. Cummins Executive Director
About AIAG Organization • 1,600 member companies • OEMs • Suppliers • Service Providers • 50 full-time staff • Executives on loan from DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors
About AIAG Organizational Goals • Reduce cost and complexity • Improve quality, health, safety and environment • Optimize speed-to-market …throughout the automotive supply chain.
AIAG Business Model What we do: • AIAG’s business is to help resolve these common issues and problems to achieve cost savings, greater speed-to-market, higher quality, and healthier, safer environments.
AIAG Business Model How we do it: • Industry Collaboration: AIAG is where OEMs and suppliers from all over the world sit down at the same table to address issues and resolve problems that affect the global automotive supply chain.
Broad Range of Projects & Initiatives • Subject Areas • Collaborative Engineering & Product Development • Electronic Commerce • Materials Management • Occupational Health & Safety • Quality • Truck & Heavy Equipment Sector
Current Initiatives Materials Management Operating Guideline • Provides best practices in managing material flow throughout the manufacturing process RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) • Tire and Wheel Label RFID Standard—the first and only item-level RFID standard in the world
Current Initiatives Warranty Costs – Early Warning Standards • 2003 U.S. automotive warranty costs reported at nearly $12 billion • Each 1 day delay of a major recall campaign costs approximately $1 million • It may take in excess of 250 days to execute a major recall • A 10% decrease in “detect time” could save $25 million for a manufacturer
Current Initiatives Engineering Change Order • Focuses on common format and terminology so that engineering data can be transferred down the supply chain quickly and efficiently Interoperability • Objective is to enable trading partners to view and share business information regardless of software packages used by either company Healthcare?
Current Initiatives AIAG in China • The mission is to help automotive companies operating in China to be world-class companies using world-wide standards
Upcoming Events IMDS/ELV Summit – Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004 • Will provide all suppliers with the latest information from the European Union IMDS Steering Committee RFID Summit – Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 • Learn how RFID is being applied in multiple industries Register at aiag.org
Contact Information • Email: acummins@aiag.org • Phone: 248.358.9763 • Web: www.aiag.org