The 2011 ERAI Executive Conference provided attendees with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain access to the supply chain industry's most current market intelligence. The two-day conference, hosted by ERAI & HIS, focused exclusively on performance requirements, counterfeit avoidance/identification and risk mitigation techniques.
In response to the significant and increasing volume of counterfeit electronic parts entering the supply chain, SAE International is releasing a family of standards (AS5553, AS6081 and AS6171) that will provide uniform requirements, practices and methods to mitigate the risks of purchasing and supplying counterfeit electronic parts. This family of standards works cohesively to encompass the entire supply chain. AS5553 is intended for use in aviation, space, defense and other high performance/reliability electronic equipment applications and has been adopted by the DOD and is being flowed down to the OEM and CM communities. AS6081 shares the same intention but is applicable exclusively to Franchise and Independent suppliers, while AS6171 will serve as the supply chain industry's first standard written specifically for the benefit of the testing/inspection community.
Precedents are being set that will influence all facets of the supply chain, in both the commercial and government sectors.
ERAI, Inc. gathered professionals from all sectors of the market including distribution, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Contract Manufacturers (CM), government agencies, testing/inspection facilities and non-profit associations servicing the industry to address many of the issues that are plaguing the market.
Lecture topics included:
- AS5553 Overview and Realization
- AS6081 Overview and Realization
- AS6171 Overview
- IDEA-STD-1010B Overview
- How to seamlessly integrate AS5553/6081 into your ISO Quality Management System
- How to effectively conduct an on-site distributor assessment
- How to prepare for an on-site assessment
- Hedging liability/risk
- Contract language required to confiscate, quarantine and subsequently destroy counterfeit parts to avoid their reentry to the supply chain
- Most current counterfeiting techniques and identification methodologies
- The latest solutions to efficiently gather critical market intelligence
ERAI strives to bring about positive change in the supply chain by enlisting the knowledge and experience of subject matter experts and key stakeholders and delivers this critical market intelligence to conference attendees at all events.