AIAG Core Tools Support (CTS)Software Project Overview

Mar 5, 2019

John M. Cachat, AIAG Project Manager

Agenda

• Initial Voice of Customer (VOC Survey)

• Project Scope and Planning

• Software Development

• Software Demonstration

• International Roll Out Plans

USA Initial VOC Survey

85% use

spreadsheets

USA Initial VOC Survey

Easier to use and flexible

USA Initial VOC Survey

Spreadsheets and manual

Project Scope

CTS is CTS in NOT

• Designed for T2 and smaller

• A little better than spreadsheets

• Organizations that make parts

• Not a ERP or QMS or PLM app

• Not designed for OEMs / T1s with

system, subsystem, subassembly, and

component worksheets - products and

processes are complex

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Volunteers

Automotive interiors

Wheels, wheel-end components

Variety of spring types, wire form products and

assemblies

Die cast components

Quality assurance of the automotive

electronics at product and process level

High performance shock absorbers and racing suspension products

Automotive interior components

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Core Tools Software ProjectNext Generation AIAG CTS Forms Document Authoring Tool

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OBSOLETE No Longer Supported

Core Tools Software Project

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OBSOLETE No Longer Supported

Who Should Care?

• People that have to do this every day

(internally and with suppliers)

• Management that wants reports /

analytics

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Automotive Business Unit Manager Business Development Director

Customer Quality Lead

Director of Global Quality

Global PFMEA Manager

Manager Corporate Quality QMS Program Manager

Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Administrator

Quality EngineerSection Leader of Manufacturing Quality

Sr. Manager Supplier Quality

VP Purchasing Quality

Vehicle Engineering Quality

Technical Specialist-Safety

Supplier Development

Supervisor, Global Quality Systems

Senior Solutions Architect Project Manager/Engineering

Product Quality Assurance Engineer

Product Manager

Working with SpreadsheetsPROS CONS

• Flexible

• Easily create

customer specific

forms

• Already in use in a lot

of companies

• Spreadsheet Experts needed for creating Spreadsheet tools

• Most Spreadsheet programming not documented

• Data can be manipulated by chance

• Not good at handling to “big data”

• Issues with older or newer Spreadsheet versions

• Not really multi user capable

• Difficult, if any, user access right management (security)

• Document management is difficult

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Working with DatabasesPROS CONS

• Data integrity

• Easy re-use of consistent data

• Linked data for all core tools

• Creating input templates

• Creating various reports

• Optimized for big data and multi users

• Fast data access

• Database experts needed

• Takes long time and money to develop

• Application specific app

• High administration efforts

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Best of Both Worlds

• Online available via Internet (Cloud System) from everywhere

• Help Desk

• Training

• Administration included

• Automatic updates

• Modular design with upgrades of advanced functions

• PC and Tablet compatible

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Past and Future

• Today you fill out forms

• Now you can add more value and be more efficient!

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Working on Sprint #5

• Work in process

• Still looking for input /

feedback / comments

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AIAG-VDA and 4th Edition

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Software Development

Cloud Adoption

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Robust Security

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Form Linkage

Project Management / Task Tracker

Robust Security

International, Multi-Lingual

Highlights

Intuitive Nature

Flexibility

Spreadsheets Like Screen Layouts

System Search

PPAP Submission Process

Document Management

Customizable Templates

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Flexibility

• The design strategy was based on “I like

Spreadsheets, I like the flexibility and ability to

customize.”

• Do not force automatic updates on anything!

• When in doubt, a human decides, not the software.

• Company preferences are configured and reusable

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Intuitive Nature

• One of the issues with using spreadsheet for the

PPAP process and associated forms is training.

• Many people lack strong computer skills and

using spreadsheets requires more than simple

computer literacy.

• The CTS application will markedly lessen the

training required as compared to Spreadsheets.

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Spreadsheets Like Screen

Layouts

Move columns, sort by column, filter by columns, etc.

Part Linkage is Essential

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Use and Reuse

• Project Library

• Task Templates

• CTS View Templates

• Gage Studies

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Document Management

• What is the current version?

• Who is working on what?

• How do we show the

connections?

• The auditor is going to find this

mess!

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System Search

• The ability to search both database and attachments

• For example, show me “bracket”

• This is very difficult when using

multiple standalone Spreadsheets

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Project and Part Revisions

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Meetings

Evidence of a Cross Functional Team

(if needed, not required)

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PPAP Submission Process

• Flexible PPAP Submission process,

including, multiple partial

submission, full submissions, and

re-submissions.

• The PPAP Project status includes:

Pending, Interim, Approved, and

Rejected

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Reporting and Analytics

All the questions people ask you

and

you cannot quickly get from

stand alone Spreadsheets!

International, Multi-Lingual

• Recognizing the global automotive

supply chain, several languages will be

supported in the application

• The User Profile defines the preferred

language

• The initial launch is English

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AIAG Core Tools Software Map

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Example AIAG CTS Application

Better Results

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“Teams that conduct

business with the AIAG

CTS are more likely to

be satisfied with their

ability to collaborate

and more likely to

launch products on

time.”

Software Demonstration

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AIAG CTS Map

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USA Release & Target Pricing

• USA Release planned for 1st Qtr. 2019

– Beta Feb 19 and Launch Mar 19

• Multi-Site - One company can have multiple locations under the same license

• Concurrent User means how many can be in the app at the same time versus Named Users

• Annual cost per concurrent user – $30 / month paid annually

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International Roll Out Plans

• Local Voice of Customer (VOC) Survey

• Software Translation Time

• Pricing

• Introductory Webinars

• Beta Testing

• Supplier Workshops

Timelines TBD

Need More Information?

ctsinquiry@aiag.org

Q & A

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AIAG Core Tools Support (CTS)Software Project Overview

Mar 5, 2019

John M. Cachat, AIAG Project Manager

Reference Slides

Main Menu

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Parts

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Parts Viewing

Moved Status and Rev Columns

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Part Detail

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Import Part Details

Operations

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Projects

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Project

Detail

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Project Tasks

Show Gannt ChartShow Collapsed Gantt Chart

Hide Gantt Chart

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Project Tasks

Show Gannt ChartShow Collapsed Gantt Chart

Hide Gantt Chart

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Project Meetings

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Meeting

Detail

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Project

Detail

Team Members

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CTS View

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CTS View – Slide to Right

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CTS View – Process View

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CTS View - PFMEA

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Publish Project

Gage Studies

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Gage

Study

Detail

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Actions

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Reports

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Reports

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User Profile

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Company / Account Profile

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Active Users

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