INTRODUCTION
Advanced Product Quality Planning is a framework of procedures and techniques used to develop products in the industry, particularly in the automotive industry.
OPS 023 – Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
OPS 023 – Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
Objectives
The objective of this course is to aid in the manufacturing of quality parts that meet customer requirements by providing a structured framework and written description of the required systems/processes.
Who Should Attend?
Company personnel who are responsible for managing and support the development of APQP and PPAP in a systematic and effective manner.
Methodology
This program involves a wide range of learning approaches, including self – assessment, case studies, small group activities and discussions, interactive lectures, experimental learning group assignments and exercises and presentation and critique.
Day 1
- Purpose
- Product quality planning responsibility matrix
- Benefits
- Each APQP is unique
- KISS approach
- X-functional team
- Driving the APQP activity
- Voice of the customer
- Market research
- Things went right report
- Historical warranty and quality information
- Things went wrong report
- Business plan/marketing strategy
- Product/process assumptions
- Product reliability studies
- Product assurance plan
- Timing plan
- Contents of timing plan
- Design goals
- Preliminary bill of materials
- DFMEA
- Design verification and review
- Prototype control plan
- Engineering drawings
- Engineering specifications
- Material specifications
- Drawing and specification changes
- Equipment, tooling and facilities requirements
- Team feasibility requirements
- Packaging standards/specifications
- Quality system review
- Process flow
- Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis
- Pre-launch control plan
- Process instructions
- MSA Plan
- Preliminary process capability study plan
- Management support
- Additional output
Day 2
- Production trial run
- The output of the production trial run
- MSA Evaluation
- A preliminary process capability study
- Production part approval
- Production validation testing
- Packaging evaluation
- Production control plan
- Quality planning sign-off
- Reduced variation
- Customer satisfaction
- Delivery and service
- Purpose
- 3 Distinct phases
- Control plan development
- Significant production run
- PPAP – when it is required
- PPAP – when it is not required
- Submission/retention requirements
- Submission levels
- Part submission status