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APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning

Advanced Product Quality Planning

(APQP) is a quality framework used for
developing new products in the
automotive industry. It can be applied
to any industry. Its purpose is “to
produce a product quality plan which
will support development of a product
or service that will satisfy the
customer.

Course Objective Methods and Benefits

Complex products and supply chains present APQP or Advanced Product Quality Planning is a
plenty of possibilities for failure, especially structured method of designing the system that
when new products are being launched. ensure that a product satisfies the customer.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is The Advanced Product Quality Planning process
a structured process aimed at ensuring consists of four phases and five major activities along
customer satisfaction with new products or
with ongoing feedback assessment and corrective
processes.
action.
There are numerous tools and techniques
described within APQP. Each tool has APQP will help the participants to
potential value when applied in the correct •Understand customer needs
timing. Tools that have the greatest impact •Take Proactive feedback & corrective action
on product and process success are called the •Design within process capabilities
Core Tools. •Analyze & mitigate failure modes
•Conduct Verification & validation
Who should attend •Assess and Design reviews
Management Representatives •Control special/critical characteristics
Quality Managers & Executive Ford Motor Company published the first Advanced
Supplier Development Managers Quality Planning handbook for suppliers in the early
1980’s. APQP helped Ford suppliers develop
Supplier Quality Assurance Mgrs appropriate prevention and detection controls for new
Production Managers products supporting the corporate quality effort.
NPD Managers 300+ Participants form 20+ automotive
companies have attended this session
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Workshop Agenda
Introduction to APQP
History of APQP and how it was evolved
Applicability of APQP
Benefits and Examples
APQP Phases -Brief intro to Phases
Plan and define the program
Product design and development
Process design and development
Product and process validation
Feedback assessment and corrective action
Plan & Define Program
Design Goal, Quality & Reliability Goal
Preliminary Process Flow
Special Products and Process
Product Assurance Plan
Product Design and Development
Design Verification and Review, DFMEA
Prototype Build, Engineering Drawing and Specs
Drawing and Specs Change
Equipment, Tooling, Facilities, Sp Product
Prototype Control Plan, Gauge Requirements
Feedback From Past Participants
“Our approach toward the Quality has
changed a lot. The results are visible when
OEM customer appreciated our quality
rating”
“This session is highly recommended for all
manages to develop a more structured
approach towards quality”
“The real time examples shared by the
trainer are very useful as we could relate to
what we were doing back in our company.”
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Process Design and Development
Packaging standards, Product/process quality
system review, Floor plan layout, Process flow chart
Characteristics matrix, PFMEA (process failure mode
effects analysis), Pre-launch control plan
Process instructions, Measurement system analysis
plan, Preliminary process capability study plan
Packaging specifications, Management support
Product and Process Validation
Production trial run, Measurement systems evaluation
Preliminary process capability study, Production Part
Approval (PPAP), Production validation testing
Packaging evaluation, Production control plan
Quality planning sign-off and management support
Feedback, Assessment & Corrective
Action
Reduced variation
Customer satisfaction, Documentation and service
Summary and Q&A
Systems Requirements For APQP
Know Your Trainer
B tech from NIT Rourkela, PGDM from
IIM Calcutta with 14+ yrs of intensive
experience in various sector. He is a
certified coach for Manufacturing
Management and System Development.
He has helped companies turn-around by
implementing Manufacturing Excellence
through Lean, Statistical Quality Control,
Six Sigma, Strategy Management & NPD.
He is a passionate reader and have
inclination to solve complex business
problems within very short span of time.