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Changes in Store for the Auto Industry
APSC Speaker Lineup
• Automotive Industry Outlook—Joe Langley, research and analysis associate director, IHS Markit
• Common Issues Throughout the Supply Chain—Lauren Pryber, body and raw materials purchasing, FCA Fiat Chrysler
• A Legal Discussion with Dan Sharkey—Dan Sharkey, Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco
• The State of Automotive Manufacturing in 2020—Leah Curry, president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
• The Evolution of Automotive Manufacturing—Doreen McDowell, manufacturing executive director, GMNA at General Motors
• The Role of Steel in Future Mobility—John Catterall, vice president, automotive program, American Iron & Steel Institute
poorly or over-designed parts that they may have been able to manufacture dur- ing prototyping but wind up being sub- stantially more difficult to make at pro- duction quantities. “In these cases, stampers can get caught in what I call ‘Quote and Hope situations,’” says Sharkey. “When production ramps up, a supplier can run into huge problems meeting dimensional tolerances, and wind up losing money on a job. So, I recommend that when you see a design that causes you to go, ‘Hmmm, this might be difficult,’ make a note of it, deal with it and discuss it. Don’t keep it to yourself.”
What leverage do stampers have on design issues? “I think that they have a little more leverage than they think,” Sharkey says. “Just make sure that when you quote a job, include in the contract all of the conditions you need. Question design concerns up front, plan for them and follow-up as the program progresses.”
Other issues on Sharkey’s mind and
up for discussion at APSC include:
• Contract length—“Some contracts appear to lock the stamper in long- term, but they actually are able to get
out of them,” Sharkey says; and
• Part volume—“You’re supposed to make 50,000 parts/yr., but what if you only make 20,000, can you make money? Can you get a price adjust- ment? And, what if the job expands to 100,000 parts/yr.? This sounds good, but what happens when the tool wears
out; how will this hurt you?”
The Evolving Automotive Landscape
Following Sharkey, a pair of auto- motive-OEM executives take the stage, first Leah Curry, president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana; then Doneen McDowell, manufacturing executive director, GMNA at General Motors. They’ll discuss how the changing auto- motive-manufacturing landscape has their companies tackling advanced technologies and workforce issues.
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