RE: AIAG: Self assessment questionnaire

I too have been deluged by this overachieving 'chain letter'. Quite frankly, I 
find it's content to be invasive and somewhat offensive.  Why in the world 
should I be required to disclose the Y2K status of telephone, alarm, an other 
unrelated systems that have ABSOLUTELY no bearing on our ability supply our 
product to the customer.  This goes well beyond reporting on Y2K readiness.  
Anybody else refusing to return these surveys?

-----Original Message-----
From:   Glenn Ericson [SMTP:Glenn-Ericson@att.net]
Sent:   Saturday, February 07, 1998 10:31 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        AIAG: Self assessment questionnaire

Chris  
  a  number of +7  is  unusual for an AS/400 shop - did they 
Mention that  personnel increase against any referenc or system

> Date: Mon, 02 Feb 98 10:45:19 GMT
> From: "Chris Warwick"
> Subject: AIAG: Self assessment questionnaire
>
>      I am an independent Y2K consultant and, as such, distance these
>      comments totally from my present employer.
>
>      I have just received a copy of the AIAG(Automotive Industry Action
>      Group) Self assessment questionnaire compiled by Coopers and Lybrand
>      and Deloitte and Touche. Whilst I have no reservations whatsoever
>      about the motives of all concerned, in fact I wholeheartedly endorse
>      them, I do have serious reservations as to the methodology.
>
>      1. Where will the recipient companies find the suggested 7+ personnel,
>      with the necessary time, to satisfactorily answer the 120 multi-part
>      questions?
>
>      2. Will the nuances of risk assessment available from the database
>      significantly improve the Motor Industry's ability to 'clear' their
>      total supply chain in time? Might not fewer and more simple questions,
>      with dates, enable a more straightforward monitoring to be
>      established?
>
>      3. There should be far more emphasis on arriving at a proving of the
>      supply chain by 'end-to-end' transaction testing. Then the problems
>      would be self-evident and contingency supply alternatives and other
>      remedial actions could be implemented.
>
>      4. And finally, if the 'chain-letter' suggestion of adopting this
>      questionnaire throughout industry were to be adopted then I cannot but
>      believe that the means would totally destroy the end.
>
>      Any other recipient's comments welcomed.


Glenn
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