IATF Releases Communique Requiring CB Auditors to Complete AIAG/VDA Harmonized FMEA Training by Q1 2023
In December of 2022, IATF published CB Communique 2022-03 – AIAG VDA Harmonized Approach to FMEA to outline details for new IATF ADP mandatory training and quiz requirements for CB auditors. New AIAG/VDA harmonized approach to FMEA training and quiz modules were made available for CB auditors starting on December 7th of this year and […]
AIAG Appoints New CEO, P. Matthew Pohlman
On August 1st, 2022, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, P. Matthew Pohlman. Former AIAG CEO J. Scot Sharland has retired after more than seventeen years of leadership, allowing for Pohman to step into the role. The exiting CEO had this to say about his successor. […]
AIAG Publishes New Revisions to Supply Chain Sustainability Guidance Documents
On July 27th, 2022, AIAG announced the publication of the latest revision of Automotive Industry Guiding Principles to Enhance Sustainability Performance in the Supply Chain. The Guiding Principles are based on fundamental principles of social, environmental, and governance responsibility consistent with applicable laws and international standards and they outline the expectations of automotive companies towards […]
If you’re going to cite operator error, do it in the PFMEA
I have written often of my disdain for the tendency of some to blame the operator when things go wrong, and anyone who has worked with me or for me has heard me parrot exhortations ad nauseam to not blame operators for failure as to not rob yourself the opportunity to improve, but I think […]