Survey Questions 1.Where are you in the Aerospace / Defense Supply Chain? 2.How is your organization responding to AS9145? 3.What software do you use to manage the AS9145? 4.What software do you currently use to create FMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flows, Core Tool checklists, etc.. 5.What do you like about the current software you use? 6.What do you NOT like about the current software you use? 7.How many plants / locations do you have? 8.How many people in your organization are involved in AS9145 APQP / PPAP process? 9.Do you require PPAPs from your Suppliers?

1. AS9145 Readiness Survey
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2. Key Findings
• Unexpected - AS9145 viewed positively !
• APQP / PPAP Software - > 60% use spreadsheets
• FMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flows - >75% use
spreadsheets
• There is a love / hate relationship with spreadsheets
• Many are just getting started
• Supplier PPAPs are coming !
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3. Survey Questions
1. Where are you in the Aerospace / Defense Supply Chain?
2. How is your organization responding to AS9145?
3. What software do you use to manage the AS9145?
4. What software do you currently use to create FMEAs, Control
Plans, Process Flows, Core Tool checklists, etc..
5. What do you like about the current software you use?
6. What do you NOT like about the current software you use?
7. How many plants / locations do you have?
8. How many people in your organization are involved in AS9145
APQP / PPAP process?
9. Do you require PPAPs from your Suppliers?
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Over 60% using spreadsheets

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Over 70% using spreadsheets

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5. What do you like about the current software you use?
Example Comments include:
• Used only for inspections and expertise
(Excel forms)
• We have it now and use it for other things
• Excel works well if the methodology of
APQP & PPAP is not fully understood by
everyone involved and certainly not by all
senior managements & VP’s. The software
is not the first problem, the understanding
and the intent of APQP & PPAP is more
important.
• Format was developed to meet our needs
• Nothing, changing it currently
• Don’t like it
• Easy to input and calculate. Easy to
change.
• Very flexible on customization
• Flexibility
• it's in widespread and standard use.
• Not aware of what it can do yet
• Applicable to multiple industry sectors and
is demand centric
• Not much

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6. What do you NOT like about the current software you use?
Example Comments include:
• Not designed specifically for this task
• Control of documents does not work
proper (revisions, easy to find on the
server etc.).
• Cumbersome
• I developed the format
• No central location or linkage
• Easy to modify
• Not one software for all APQP
• Does not provide an overall linkage
between APQP tasks.
• Not designed for AS9145 APQP.
• No Taskk Tracking
• TBD - not used enough
• Uncoordinated and hard to track

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13. AS9145 Readiness Survey
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Presented By:
John M. Cachat
jmc@peproso.com
Feb 18, 2020
Preliminary Results – Survey Is Still Open
DRAFT

14. About Us
John Cachat
jmc@peproso.com
Contact
Proven expertise in business
information systems
Services
Assess Current Status
Develop Short- and Long-Term Plans
Develop Specific Solutions
Assist in ROI Analysis
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15. About John M. Cachat
• Driving Business Performance
– Helping companies align their business and technology
– Focus on people, process, and then the technology
– Subject matter expert on business process management
– On-going research into next generation of technology for enterprise systems
• 30+ years experience in enterprise systems
– USAF Research Project (1985)
– Founder of enterprise quality software company (1988)
– Chair of ASQ technical committee on computerizing quality (1992)
• Trusted advisor to global organizations, government agencies, and
professional groups
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