AIAG and Omnex Announce Global Partnership
DETROIT, Aug. 14, 2006 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Omnex Inc. announced the formation of a global training and consulting partnership between the two companies to offer Lean/Six Sigma education and training in Asia. As part of the agreement, Omnex will deliver AIAG-accredited training programs in China, India, Thailand and the Asian market.
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AIAG was formed by representatives from Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. in 1982 and now has thousands of members around the world from the automotive industry.
Omnex began its Asian Operations in 1995. Now with six fully functional offices in the Asian region, and having served more than 6,000 Asian clients, Omnex has earned a solid reputation throughout Asia as a provider of automotive consulting solutions and Lean/Six Sigma. Currently, Omnex has more than 125 employees in Asia with plans to increase to about 175 people by year's end.
Dr. Yilong Chen, general director of Asia Pacific affairs and chief representative in China said, "AIAG looks forward to the opportunity to partner with Omnex in both North America and Asia. We share a common vision to provide consistent state-of-the-art quality education and training that support the emerging needs of our growing membership worldwide."
Omnex' vice president, Arun Kumar, expressed his company's excitement: "AIAG has been at the forefront of automotive industry improvement for years, and we are proud to provide accredited training programs, including the AIAG Lean/Six Sigma training in Asia. We also believe that our expertise and our existing infrastructure in India and Asia uniquely suit AIAG's desire to provide services and rapidly expand in the automotive industry."
Now, in Asia, companies can look forward to world-class quality training to Lean/Six Sigma that is accepted by a global body like AIAG. More information on Lean/Six Sigma training offerings will be shared with AIAG members in the coming months.
About AIAG
Founded in 1982, AIAG is headquartered in the metro Detroit area. Its member companies include North American, European and Asia-Pacific automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers with combined annual sales of more than $850 billion. A not-for-profit association, AIAG's primary goals are to reduce cost and complexity within the automotive supply chain and to improve speed to market, product quality, employee health-and-safety and the environment.
AIAG began its operations in the United States and launched QS-9000 in 1994 and now offers ISO/TS 16949 related publications and training for the worldwide auto industry. AIAG also publishes reference manuals on Advanced Product Quality Planning & Control Plan (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). These reference manuals are implemented and followed by almost all automotive OEMs and component manufacturers around the world. Additional information is available on the Internet on the AIAG Web site, http://www.aiag.org/ .
About Omnex
Omnex Inc. is a business consulting solution provider to the automotive, semiconductor, high technology, manufacturing, IT/BPO and service industries. Omnex provides implementation consulting and training courses in subject areas ranging from New Product Development (APQP) to Lean/Six Sigma from its offices worldwide, and is dedicated to bringing together world-class talent with local presence to deliver high impact expertise in today's global business environment. Omnex Systems, an affiliated company, offers the Enterprise-wide Quality Management System (EwQMS(TM)) Suite. Please contact Arun Kumar at Omnex with any further questions at akumar@omnex.com .
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