Two-day course
This fundamental course provides general guidelines for preparing plans and checklists for ensuring that advanced product quality planning is successfully implemented. Participants will learn the fundamentals of APQP and will be able to apply them when working with component teams. Hands-on team exercises are used throughout the course to enhance the learning process.
This course is designed for any supplier applying for or certified in QS 9000 as well as any manufacturer anxious to develop, update, or maintain a relevant quality plan.
- Understand the benefits of APQP implementation
- Review the elements of APQP
- Acknowledge the voice of the customer
- Define reliability and quality goals
- Secure management support
- Apply DFMEA and DFMA concepts
- Review PFMEA, process flow, and layout challenges
- Assess customer feedback and use information
- Product Quality Planning Responsibility Matrix
- Plan and Define Program
- Voice of the Customer
- Business Plan/Marketing Strategy
- Reliability and Quality Goals
- Product Assurance Plan
- Management Support
- Product Design and Development
- Product and Process Validation
- Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action