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Robbins-Gioia Automotive Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

20 March 1998

Robbins-Gioia Automotive Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 20 -- Robbins-Gioia Automotive, the
division of Robbins-Gioia, Inc., that specializes in auto manufacturing
business processes, has received its ISO 9001 certification.  R-G Automotive
provides major auto manufacturers and Tier I suppliers with program management
services that improve efficiency, time to market and overall product quality.
    According to Barry Calogero, vice president and general manager of R-G
Automotive, the ISO certification is strong evidence of his team's commitment
to providing quality solutions to their customers.
    "As the leader in program management solutions, we take pride in providing
continual improvement in product development," Calogero said, "and we've
always believed that Robbins-Gioia ranked among the best in the
world.  This certification confirms our leadership position with the OEMs and
supplier community."
    The ISO 9000 audit process was led by Paul Gunville, Robbins-Gioia's vice
president for special projects, who says the entire process spanned
approximately 12 months.  Input came from various facets of the organization,
including sales, training, contracts, software development and administration.
    "Integrating all the different components of our solution product sets was
a major effort on the part of a lot of people," Gunville said.  "Ultimately,
everything went very smoothly and we are proud to have the ISO stamp of
approval."
    The three-day ISO audit, conducted by NSF International Strategic
Registrations, Ltd., concluded on January 8, 1998.  Auditor Julius Hein
commented that this audit contained the fewest non-conformances he has seen in
the 43 ISO audits he has done to date.

    About Robbins-Gioia
    Robbins-Gioia Inc., is the premier provider of program management services
to government and Fortune 500 companies worldwide.  Founded in 1980, the
company's vision remains the same -- "we make our customers successful."
Robbins-Gioia's proven solutions go beyond program management and process
control.  They encompass a business and technology focus that measures and
documents the results of an organization's initiatives.  Robbins-Gioia
specializes in reducing risk, increasing the probability of success and
quantifying results so that an organization can successfully complete its
programs.
    Robbins-Gioia management systems have proven to be flexible and adaptable,
and are documented in a knowledge-base format that gives sustainable
competitive advantages to the company's clients.  R-G Automotive's mandate is
to help the automotive industry achieve competitive advantages by meeting or
exceeding quality, cost and timing goals in the product development and
manufacturing management process.
    R-G Automotive's proven solution for program management combines
processes, tools and experienced people in a totally integrated, total-vehicle
approach that brings greater visibility and control to all aspects of a
development program.  The result:  vehicles come to market faster, at lower
cost, with higher quality.
SOURCE  Robbins-Gioia Automotive