Two automotive supply chain experts sit down in a room and scour two of the most widely consulted, notoriously complex protocols for automotive supply chain management: the Automotive Industry Action Group’s Global Materials Management Operational Guidelines/Logistical Evaluation (MMOG/LE) and International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949. They emerge, probably with plenty of eyestrain, and produce a meticulously assembled document that identifies 24 essential supply chain processes and connects them to each other.The aforementioned experts are Auto Supply Chain Prophets co-hosts Cathy Fisher and Terry Onica, and they’re making the case for breaking down silos through open communication and critical analysis of processes. In this episode of Auto Supply Chain Prophets, they talk with co-host Jan Griffiths about the patterns that emerged when they identified each process and looked for connections between them, the results their clients have seen upon applying these findings and the reception they’ve been getting from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) so far. Themes discussed in this episode: How delivery has always been a part of qualityThe cohesion and growth that can occur when you break down silos and communicateThe application of the processes across verticalsThe five categories that Terry and Cathy created to map out all 24 processes across the business continuumFeatured on this Episode  Name: Cathy FisherTitle: Founder and President, QuistemAbout: Cathy’s firm helps its clients, particularly automotive manufacturers, eliminate customer complaints and increase their profits. She has worked in the automotive supply chain since the 1980s when she started her career with General Motors.Connect: LinkedInName: Terry Onica Title: Director, Automotive at QADAbout: For two decades, Terry has been the automotive vertical director of this provider of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning software and supply chain solutions. Her career began in supply chain in the late 1980s when she led a team to implement Electronic Data Interchange for all the Ford assembly and component plants.  Connect: LinkedInName: Jan Griffiths Title: President and Founder, Gravitas DetroitAbout: A veteran executive in the automotive industry, Jan previously served as chief procurement officer for a $3 billion, Tier 1 global automotive supplier. As the president of Gravitas Detroit, Jan provides online courses, speeches, podcasts and workshops to break the mold of command and control leadership to help you unleash the potential of your team and allow authentic leadership to thrive.Connect: LinkedInEpisode HighlightsTimestamped inflection points from the show[00:26] From pain points to processes: Five years ago, Cathy Fisher and Terry Onica began...