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APQP or Advanced Product Quality Planning is a structured method of defining and establishing End Date: MM / DD / 2018
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the steps necessary to ensure that a product satisfies the customer. Effective product quality
planning depends on a company's top management's commitment to the effort required in Location: Search by Location
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meeting customer specifications.
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Library The Objectives of APQP
Standards & Methods Some of the bottom line goals of product quality planning are...
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APQP effective communications with all those who are involved in the implementation USA Calendar
scheme.
AS 9000 timely completion of required goals. Canada Calendar
minimal or no quality problems.
Business Process Re- minimal risks related to quality during product launch. China Calendar
Engineerings
CMM Phases of APQP Europe Calendar
They include...
CMMI & SCAMPI India Calendar
Plan and define the program
FORD Q1 Product design and development Middle East Calendar
Process design and development
HACCP Product and process validation UAE Calendar
Feedback assessment and corrective action
ISO 22000 Singapore Calendar
Planning and defining the program
ISO 13485:2003 This stage is designed to ensure that customer needs and expectations are clearly understood.
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ISO 14000:1999 The input of this phase is furnished by the contract review for full service suppliers.

ISO 14001:2004 Outputs Include

Design goals
ISO 9000:2000
Reliability goals
About ISO Preliminary bill of material
Preliminary process flow chart
ISO 9001:2008 Preliminary listing of special product and process characteristics
Product assurance plan
ISO 9004:2000 Management support

ISO 19011
ISO/IEC 17025:2005
ISO/IEC 17799:2005
ISO/IEC 20000:2005
Suppliers can consider this phase of APQP equivalent to Design and Development Planning and
Design Input in QS-9000
Product Design and Development
This area encompasses a thorough review of product design (engineering) requirements and
concludes with a sign-off on the design reliability

ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Outputs by Design Responsible Activity

Design failure mode and effects analysis
ISO/TS 16949:2009
Design for manufacturing and assembly
IT & Software Quality Design verification
Systems Design reviews
JCAHO Prototype build-control plan
Engineering drawings (including math data)
LEAN Engineering specifications
Drawing and specification changes
Lean/Six Sigma
Outputs by Advanced Product Quality Planning Team
Malcolm Baldrige
New equipment, tooling and facilities requirements
MSA Consensus on key/critical product and process characteristics?
Gages/testing equipment requirements
NCQA Team feasibility commitment and management support
OHSAS Process Design and Development
This phase ensures that customer expectations and design requirements are carefully
Problem Solving
incorporated into the manufacturing process.
QS-9000 TE Supplement
Outputs:
QOS
Packaging standards
Six Sigma Product/process quality system review
Floor plan layout
Statistical Process Control Process flow chart
Characteristics matrix
TL 9000 PFMEA (process failure mode effects analysis)
Pre-launch control plan
Value Engineering Process instructions
Measurement system analysis plan
Webinars Preliminary process capability study plan
Packaging specifications
Whitepapers Management support

Product and Process Validation

Outputs:

Production trial run

Measurement systems evaluation
Preliminary process capability study
Production Part Approval (PPAP)
Production validation testing
Packaging evaluation
Production control plan

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Quality planning sign-off and management support

Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action

Outputs:

Reduced variation
Customer satisfaction
Documentation and service

Benefits of APQP
Resources are directed towards customer satisfaction.
Required changes are identified early Changes close to or after product launch are
avoided.
On time delivery of a quality product at the lowest cost.

The management should develop and document a quality policy relating to grade of service
provided

the organization's image and reputation in the domain of quality objectives for
improving product quality.
approach to be adopted in the pursuit of quality objectives.
the role of company personnel in implementing quality policy.

Systems Requirements For APQP

Documented Procedures implementing Quality Policy to-

manage Advanced Product Quality Planning Activities

address all required elements
establish appropriate organizational structures
manage necessary technical interfaces meet all customer requirements

Organizational Chart in the Quality Manual Displaying-

the overall structure of the organization and the level of hierarchy

the organization of the quality department
the organization of each department (optional)

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