Automotive Industry Action Group
Thomas Jones
BusM 361 Sec. 1
11/29/05
Automotive Industry Action Group
(AIAG)
“The Automotive Industry Action Group is a globally
recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of
visionary managers from DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor
Company, and General Motors. The purpose: To
provide an open forum where members cooperate in
developing and promoting solutions that enhance the
prosperity of the automotive industry. AIAG's focus is to
continuously improve business processes and
practices involving trading partners throughout the
supply chain.”
Agenda
•Overview
•Brainstorming
•AIAG In-depth
•Exercise
•Reading List
•Bibliography
Overview
•AIAG Origins
•AIAG Initiatives
AIAG Origins
1980 - Arthur Anderson highlights the Japanese
competitiveness in US auto market
- AIAG is formed as a committee in APICS
1981 - The first project teams are formed
1982 - AIAG is officially incorporated
- The first bimonthly newsletter (Actionline) is published
AIAG Initiatives
•Open forum
•Increase efficiency
•Training and publications
Open Forum
•Networking opportunities
•Technical assistance
•Non-competitive environment
•Collaboration
Increase Efficiency
•Decrease cost and complexity
•Increase speed to market
•Improve product quality
•Promote employee health and safety
Training and Publications
•Actionline Magazine
•AutoTech Conference
•Training sessions
•Variety of training publications
Brainstorming Exercise
How could AIAG help our organization?
•Help to increase competitiveness in auto industry
•Help train us in certain standards
•Allow us a better working relationship with auto
makers
•Increase our awareness of automotive trends
•Help stimulate innovation in our processes
•Give us a voice in setting automotive standards
AIAG In-depth
•How to join?
•Who can participate?
•How to participate?
How to Join?
•Memberships vary between $600 and $10,000
•All employees are members
•Must identify a voting representative
•Fill out application based on size of company
•Contact Customer Service Department to get
more info 248-358-3003
What does the voting
representative do?
•Will receive notification of meetings
•Will act out any voting interests
–Can do this in person or by proxy
•Responsible for communicating info to
other company employees.
Who Can Participate?
•AIAG was a US auto maker association
•Now, it is open to all auto makers, their
suppliers, and other interested
organizations
How to participate in AIAG?
Non-members
Non-members may participate in up to 3
AIAG sponsored meetings if the following
criteria are met.
•The AIAG Membership Department must be
contacted first
•Non-members may not hold office, vote, receive
awards, or have any other privileges that are
reserved for members only
How to participate in AIAG?
Members
•Board of Directors
•Meetings
•Voting
Board of Directors
•Elected from voting companies
•Between 15 and 25 board members
•Elected for three year terms
Meetings
•Annual meetings
•Special meetings
•Meeting announcements
Voting
•Fifty members form a quorum
•Each company gets one vote
Examples of AIAG
Accomplishments
•IV&I will save the supply chain $255 million
annually
•AIAG was one of the first associations to become
ISO 9001 certified
•Has over 1,600 member companies with
combined sales of $850 billion
•Nearly 90 publications on how to improve your
business processes
Exercise
•Rank every department in your
organization on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5
being excellent and 1 being poor.
Exercise
•Now take the areas that ranked 3 or less
and write some ideas on how AIAG could
help that department improve.
Summary
•AIAG sets standards and seeks solutions
to critical problems in the automotive
industry
•Members of AIAG receive various benefits
including networking, improved efficiency,
and training.
Where to find more information
•Actionline Magazine
•AIAG Customer Service Department
248-358-3003
•http://www.aiag.org
Bibliography
•AIAG removes roadblocks over origin Tim
Moran. Automotive News. Detroit: May 15,
2000.Vol.74, Iss. 5874
•http://www.aiag.org
•http://www.openstandards.net