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New Engineering Change Management (ECM) Recommendations Could Save Industry Hundreds of Millions!

Published 2009-04-02 15:34
By Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)

A global collaboration results in streamlined management of engineering changes for all automotive OEMs and Suppliers!

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in cooperation with the Strategic Automotive Standards Industry Group (SASIG) announce the publication of a groundbreaking set of recommendations focused on aligning engineering change management practices and processes for the automotive industry. The publications titled: SASIG ECM Recommendations, SASIG ECM - Engineering Change Request, and SASIG ECM - Process Reference, were created by AIAG in collaboration with global OEMSupplier standards organizations: VDA - Germany, GALIA - France, Odette - Sweden, and JAMA - Japan.

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The team's mission was to create a harmonized industry process to more effectively and efficiently implement the countless engineering changes executed annually by OEMs and suppliers of all sizes. The Engineering Change Management Committee, by design, kept in-scope the change requirements of industries beyond automotive. Thus, the simple, generic, and inclusive nature of these recommendations will now allow, with industry specific modifications, cross industry implementation.

Adoption of the EMC Recommendations will reduce the cost of engineering changes, which account for an annual industry-wide spend, in excess of $10 billion. For more information on this project and the ECM Recommendation publication, contact AIAG's Akram Yunas at ayunas@aiag.org. To purchase a copy go to www.aiag.org or call AIAG customer service at (248) 358-3003.

About AIAG

AIAG is a unique not-for-profit organization where for more than 25 years, OEMs, suppliers, service providers, government and academia have worked collaboratively to drive cost and complexity from the supply chain via global standards development and harmonized business practices. AIAG membership has grown to include preeminent OEMs such as Caterpillar, Chrysler LLC, Daimler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda, Navistar International, Nissan, Toyota and many of their part suppliers and service providers. For more information, please visit the organization's Web site at www.aiag.org.

SOURCE Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)



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