CTS Software
Create and manage FMEA, Control Plan, and PPAP documents quickly, accurately, globally
Overview
The latest APQP and Control Plan were implemented into the Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software March 1, 2024.
Up to 90% of all FMEA and Control Plan spreadsheets have errors in them. These mistakes not only cost time and money, but can damage the reputation of companies using them with their customers.
That’s why AIAG partnered with Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Stellantis, Toyota, and other industry leaders on our Board of Directors to develop the Core Tools Support™ (CTS) software — a cloud-based solution for authoring and managing FMEA, APQP, Control Plan, and PPAP documents.
How CTS™ software helps you manage quality
- Provides real-time updates that link Foundation/Family/Part-specific FMEAs
- Creates automatic linkage between your Process Flow, PFMEA, APQP, and Control Plan
- Includes improvements you’ve made in future designs and processes
- Improves flow of content into FMEAs after launch
- Web-based solution ensures all users are accessing the latest information; eliminates version control issues and the need for local copies
- Promotes the AIAG & VDA FMEA seven-step process
Security
Protected by the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform
- You control who accesses your data
- Microsoft invests over $1 billion annually in cybersecurity and has more than 3,500 cybersecurity experts working daily to detect threats
- Security controls are integrated into Azure firmware and hardware
Collaboration
Work with team members around the world
- Concurrent licensing means one license can cover multiple users — e.g., when one user logs off in the U.S., another can log on in China using the same license
- Users have the ability to manage multiple locations with access control by location
- Common or similar parts can be created and shared from a common database
- Linkages between forms allow users to see all Process Flow, PFMEA, APQP, and Control Plans data in a single relational database, providing visibility not possible on standalone forms
Revision Control
Always know where you are and where you’ve been
- Global access means every team member accesses the same version of the same document for the same part, every time
- Eliminates questions of whether you have the latest or correct file
- Users are able to identify who modified content
Templates
Quickly choose and use the AIAG template you need
- The latest FMEA, PPAP, APQP, and Control Plan templates are preloaded in the software for easy access
- Users have complete flexibility in creating task templates for reusable project task lists
- Task management options, including a “My To Do List,” help users stay on track
- Multiple reusable templates offer flexibility in designing Process Flow, PFMEA, APQP, and Control Plans forms
