AIAG Offers Year 2000 Video to Help Auto Industry Address and Avoid the Computer Glitch
21 July 1997
AIAG Offers Year 2000 Video to Help Auto Industry Address and Avoid the Computer Glitch
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 21 -- To help companies throughout
the automotive supply chain avoid the impending Year 2000 computer problem,
the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has released an informational Year
2000 video and a compliance checklist.
The three-hour video was created from recent supplier briefings --
sponsored by AIAG and the Big Three automakers -- held for more than 1,400
individuals from Tier One suppliers.
A condensed version of the supplier briefings, the video works to help
suppliers understand the cause, magnitude and potential implications of the
year 2000 problem.
"We want to ensure suppliers are looking not only internally at their
systems, but externally at their suppliers," said Donald Blair, associate
director for the Automotive Industry Action Group. "In the video, Year 2000
experts cover the millennium glitch and help viewers with risk assessment,
budgeting strategies, contingency planning and overall preparation for the
Year 2000. We hope the video will serve as a valuable tool for those in the
auto industry who were not able to attend the Year 2000 briefings."
According to the video, the Year 2000 problem impacts more than desktop
and back office computers. Embedded chips in many technologies could cause
companies to experience problems with a variety of resources including office
assets from elevators to telecommunications equipment; manufacturing plant
equipment; security assets; environmental controls and even conference room
televisions and VCRs.
"Senior executive sponsorship of Year 2000 projects is critical to ensure
each company and supply chain is Year 2000 compliant," Blair said. "One non-
compliant supplier could cause problems throughout the supply chain. This
makes it extremely important for each company to address the problem both
internally with an extreme sense of urgency and externally down to the lowest
tiers to ensure a smooth transition into the next millennium."
Interested parties can obtain a copy of the Year 2000 video for $25 by
calling AIAG at 248-358-3003. In addition, a Year 2000 Compliance Checklist
has been developed by AIAG to help companies assess their vulnerabilities and
level of Year 2000 compliance. The Year 2000 Compliance Checklist is
available on the world wide web at http://www.aiag.org, or by calling AIAG at
248-358-3570.
AIAG's annual AUTO-TECH Conference and Exposition -- held this year
August 26-28 at Detroit's Cobo Center -- will pay special attention to the
Year 2000 issue on Tuesday, August 26 with a Town Meeting sponsored by the Big
Three automakers and a keynote address by Ralph Szygenda, General Motors
Corporation vice president and chief information officer (CIO).
For AUTO-TECH '97 registration, exhibition and conference information,
interested parties should contact the AIAG at 810-358-3570.
Founded in 1982, AIAG is a not-for-profit trade association of more than
1,300 North American auto and truck manufacturers and their suppliers.
Originally recognized for its efforts to standardize electronic data
interchange (EDI) and bar code standards to assist Tier One suppliers, AIAG's
mission has expanded to cover all levels of the OEM supply chain, as well as
to include numerous programs and initiatives aimed at improving its members'
productivity and quality. More information about AIAG and the annual AUTO-
TECH Conference & Exposition can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.aiag.org.
SOURCE Automotive Industry Action Group