CIECA has Two Types of Committees:
· Value-Add Committees
· Standards Development Committees (SDCs)
Value-Add Committees
Architecture
· Reviews BMS and code list changes
· Updates schemas for two releases per year
· New technology awareness and assessment
Education
· Plans annual conference and CIECAst webinars
· Develops initiatives to educate members
· Develops CIECA’s annual conference
Standards Advisory Board (SAB)
· Includes all System Development Committee (SDC) chairs & vice chairs
· Manages and approves changes to technical committee
· Ensures SDC cross communication
· Approves charters, business plans, Implementation Guides (IG) and IG Appendix Cs
Standards Development Committees (SDCs)
Calibration
· Develops and establishes an industry standard workflow and documentation standards
· Develops industry repair procedures for repairs, including ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems), legacy systems, system relearning, etc.
· Includes scans (pre- and post-scans) in the workflow
Combined Environmental Reporting (CER)
· Created due to government regulations
· Eases the reporting burden of repair facilities
· Goal: Create one record containing all data for government reporting
Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI)
· Creates standard questions and answers
· Enables the maintaining of historic databases
· Goal: Have one standard for collision Industry (repairers, parts providers, rental, salvage, etc.)
First Notice of Loss (FNOL)
· Includes FNOL, eFNOL, iFNOL
· Goal: Reduce time from accident to repair process to keys-to-owner and improve customer satisfaction
Glass
· Develops inspection message
· Works on glass-specific Implementation Guides
· Goal: Integrate glass data standards into assignment, estimate, invoice, CSI, procurement
Parts and Materials Procurement (PMP)
· Created procurement request for quote (RFQ) to order to shipment to invoice and return
· Includes OE parts, recycled parts, aftermarket parts, parts providers and parts brokers
· Integrates procurement data into repair order
Photo Estimate
· Integrates artificial intelligence (AI) data into estimate message
· Carries photo estimate identifier into body shop management system
Recycled Parts & Inventory (RP&I)
· Integrates ARA (Automotive Recycling Association) and CIECA standards
· Integrates recycled parts into procurement standards
· Includes inventory records
· Tracks recycled parts in estimate to part order
Rental
· Locates rental locations and inventory
· Matches rental owner vehicle to rental vehicle
· Goal: Rental integration into repair status process; assignment to keys-to-owner
Repair Status & Process (RS&P)
· Monitors repair procedure with repair status, reporting to carriers and rental companies
· Proactively extends rental period for repair facility with carriers’ approval
Salvage/Disposition
· Established extensive workflow from salvage pickup to auto auction
· Integrates whole vehicle auctions
· Determines valuation process for salvage vehicles
Scan
· Incorporates all formats of scan documents in related CIECA messages
· Integrates Implementation Guides for consistent implementations across all collision industry segments
Scheduling/Appointment
· Creates appointment messages for collision industry companies
· Acquires appointment options to appointment request and confirmation
Subrogation
· Enables subrogation assignments and their status reporting
· Supports subrogation negotiations between demanding and responsible parties
· Enables third-party/vendor integration
Title
· Goal of reducing cycle time of salvage vehicles via title processing plus Power of Attorney (POA)
· Enables communication among carriers, salvors, lenders, state title companies & title processors
· Integrates financial messages for loan payoff
Total Loss
· Establishes valuation assessment
· Supports requests for information, inquiry requests, status request and cancel messages
Vehicle Damage & Imaging (VDI)
· First SDC; developed estimate and assignment messages with Architecture Committee
· Extends parts exchange, enabling replacement of an OE with recycled parts including assemblies
· Creates towing messages
· Tracks multiple claims in single claim folder
