Background of
the APQP PPAP tool
The Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP PPAP) process forms the very heart of robust
product development. Developed for the engineering community the APQP PPAP tool
can be applied to any goods, services or processes that are being developed.
The APQP PPAP tool has also been successfully deployed in problem solving situations
as it brings discipline and structure to the problem analysis.
The
APQP PPAP tool
The APQP PPAP process essentially breaks product development down into 5
basic steps and puts product quality at the heart of each step. The 5 APQP PPAP
steps are:
- Plan and
define the program
- Product design
and development
- Process design
and development
- Product and
process validation
- Feedback
assessment and corrective action
Applications
of the APQP PPAP tool
The APQP PPAP
tool can be used where any goods, services or processes are being developed and
is used extensively in the Automotive environment. Essentially the APQP PPAP
process should be applied in the development of any products where error
proofing will improve the quality of the product offered to the customers.
APQP PPAP on-line
training course
There is
available a great on-line APQP PPAP training course starts with an overview of
the APQP PPAP tool and the APQP PPAP process. The training course then guides
the trainee through a step by step process of how to conduct the APQP PPAP process
throughout the product development cycle. Worked examples are given of an APQP PPAP
applied to product development. This training course is given in English and is
designed to impart the capability to conduct the APQP PPAP process. This APQP PPAP
training course comes complete with a free download of an APQP PPAP template
and the necessary charts. No prior knowledge is required or assumed and no
special tools are needed.
This on-line
APQP PPAP training workshop is for anyone undertaking product development
activities where product quality is important.
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