Auto Supply Chain Champions

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here MMOGLE and IATF cross reference document In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast, The hosts, Cathy Fisher and Terry Onica, along with the Co-host, Jan Griffiths take a broad picture of the automotive sector and its changing standards...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast, we interviewed Phil Ideson, Managing Director of the Art of Procurement, who is on a mission to revolutionize (10X) the impact of procurement in organizations. Phil emphasizes the need for pro...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets, Andreas Bareid, head of e-mobility for QAD shares his insights on the topic of e-mobility and supply chain management. He highlights the advantages and disadvantages of EV startups, including their ab...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here Supply chain operators are more likely to ask a superior for help or relay critical information to a colleague if it feels like shooting a text to a pal about where to grab dinner after the game.  Truly connected workforce solutions combine acces...

For more information on the QAD EQMS system, click here Dive in to the Penn Engineering EQMS case study With great success comes great complexity. As thriving automotive supply chains acquire businesses and add customers, choosing an automated Enterprise Quality Management System (EQMS) that harnesses AI can jumpstart a company’s trajectory. In a competitive landscape filled with actors racing to...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here The U.S. trade war with China is in full swing, and automotive supply chain leaders are considering their next moves. With the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) now signed into law and preventing imports from areas using forced labor in manuf...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here Reshoring doesn’t mean what some companies think it means.  Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. is all the rage. According to The Reshoring Institute Executive Director Rosemary Coates, there’s more to it than what meets the eye.  “A mis...

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here Version 6 of  MMOG/LE integrates supply chain processes and can reduce a company’s inventory by up to 60%. But cost savings isn’t the only reason to love this self-assessment. IATF 16949 hasn’t been updated since 2016. As the auto industry applie...

Delivering on the promise of delivery — that’s the mark of a successful automotive supply chain. But when it comes to a smooth supply chain operation, many suppliers aren’t doing nearly as well as think they are. It’s time for an efficiency check-up. The Global Materials Management Operations Guidelines/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) is a plant-level self-assessment tool to help automotive supplie...

What’s going on behind the scenes at the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast? - Find out now! It's time to go back to basics and rethink the future of the automotive supply chain. Season 2 is coming, find out about our first industry expert guest . We want to hear from you! Contact us directly:- Jan Griffiths - Jan@gravitasdetroit.com Terry Onica - tjo@qad.com Cathy Fisher - cathyfisher@quistem.com

At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here Auto Supply Chain Prophets welcomes two guests from the OESA Supplier Summit in Novi, Michigan. Supply chain shortages continue to persist in the automotive industry, but some EV parts suppliers are finding success and growing quickly despite the chal...

Jan takes over the microphone to share the story behind the podcast. At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here Quistem QAD E-Mail us directly at Jan@gravitasdetroit.com

Everyone in the automotive industry is thinking about cybersecurity. We got the opportunity to speak to not one but two thought leaders in the space — live from the OESA Summit in Novi, Michigan. “When you have software or technology plugging into the vehicle in a totally new and different way, understanding how all of the systems around you and those specifications work is absolutely mission crit...

For most electric vehicle owners, charging a vehicle at a public charging station is a dreaded affair. A recent J.D. Power survey found that 1 in 5 EV owners weren’t able to charge their cars during a visit to a station, mostly because of faulty equipment.  Everyone in the automotive industry knows EVs are the future. So why aren’t more leaders focused on improving the charging experience? Je...

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! In case you missed it, check out some of our selected episodes from season 1. Episode 21 with Dan Sharkey . You'll know Dan, he's well-known in supply chain circles and he's got his finger on the pulse of today's issues. And he reminds us to and I quote, "contract deliberately" Episode 15 with Katie Pullin , also in the legal profession in the auto supply ch...

Not everyone has their finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the auto supply base today. But among the few who do is attorney, co-founder and member of Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC Dan Sharkey . A well-known legal expert specializing in supply chain contract disputes, Dan knows that the world of automotive is now facing some of its biggest challenges. In this episode of Auto Supply...

A sneak peek 🫣 into what's coming up next. At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here

Two automotive supply chain experts sit down in a room and scour two of the most widely consulted, notoriously complex protocols for automotive supply chain management: the Automotive Industry Action Group’s Global Materials Management Operational Guidelines/Logistical Evaluation (MMOG/LE) and International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949.  They emerge, probably with plenty of eyestrain, a...

From the staffing crisis to the current economic recession, the manufacturing industry has experienced a whirlwind of changes in the past several years. How can manufacturers ensure they’re in a healthy financial position while meeting the high demands of their customers? Michele Vincent recommends temporary staffing agencies like MADICORP, where she has worked for the past 15 years. Unlike other...

An industrial revolution is happening in automotive supply chain. It’s having its Kodak moment. But can the industry get ahead of the curve to avoid a similar fate? Traditional OEMs are feeling the pressure from electric vehicle (EV) startups. Dealing with disruptive, innovative new entrants is nothing new for most industries, but it feels fresh for automotive. In round two of this special Auto Su...

No one can predict the future. Even if we can plan and prepare for possible outcomes — like a war in Europe or a historic heat wave in China — there will always be unexpected challenges.  The automotive industry is the same way. The pandemic was unpredictable, and subsequent supply chain issues led to lower-than-usual quality ratings. Even bigger changes are coming soon as the industry shifts...

Before the pandemic, most people didn’t pay too much attention to force majeure in their contracts — until lockdowns, worker shortages and extended transport times interrupted supply chains. Since then, force majeure has become “one of the most invoked and highly-analyzed terms out there,” says Katherine L. Pullen, attorney at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP . But are we abusing it? And as auto supply...

It’s 2022, but women are still a minority in the automotive supply chain and manufacturing industry, representing only 30% of the workforce. It’s a slight increase from 20 years ago when that number was only around 26%, but we can do better. Improving female representation is Allison Grealis’s focus as President and Founder of the Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation , which develops traini...

In 2022, information technology (IT) professionals in supply chains can no longer sit on the sidelines. Responsible for more than just technology, they play a major role in strategy and business functions. No one knows this better than Heidi Mattison, Chief Information Officer at Superior Industries . From the beginning of her career in the automotive industry on the manufacturing floor, she saw h...

The Many Dimensions of Supply Chain Success For Sherise Brown and Katrina Allen of Detroit Manufacturing Systems (DMS) , a woman’s place is on the shop floor. As two female leaders who worked their way up from assembly staff to Supply Chain Superintendents, they bring important assets to the automotive manufacturing industry. “Women tend to be patient, we listen, we hear what you're saying,” Katri...