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ADVANCED PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING (APQP)

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 and is similar in many respects to the concept of Design For Six Sigma (DFSS). The APQP process is described in AIAG manual 810-358-3003. Its purpose is "to produce a product quality plan which will support development of a product or service that will satisfy the customer". It does this by focusing on :

Up-front quality planning through product/process validation

Evaluating the output to determine if Customers are satisfied and support continual improvement

Programme Objectives

This Programme provides an insight into:

Explaining the concept of APQP

Training and Developing the Quality Professionals/Executives to validate Product/Process
Developing the team to comply with the TS 16949 Standard requirements


The Programme is Beneficial to

Companies who are regularly developing/modifying product and/or processes

Companies who are suppliers to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
Companies who are applying to TS 16949:2002 certifications or are TS 16949:2002 Certified
Companies who have adopted Process Quality Improvement tools in their business


Brief overview of the Training

Understanding APQP :
a) What is APQP?
b) Objectives of APQP

What is Plan-and-Define Program?
How to do Product Design and Development?
How to do Process Design and Development?
How to do Product and Process Validation?
How to address Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action?
Case studies and Exercises

Benefits of APQP

The Training will enable you to achieve the following:

A reduction in the complexity of product quality planning for the customers and suppliers

A means for suppliers to easily communicate product quality planning requirements to subcontractors
To direct resources to satisfy the Customer
To promote early identification of required changes
To avoid late changes
To provide a quality product on time at the lowest cost


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