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Advanced Product Quality Planning Training Session Overview

PPAP as Well as APQP Training in One Course

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Advanced Product Quality Planning or APQP is a structured methodology adopted by the Automotive Industry Action Group to define the steps necessary to assure that a product will satisfy the customer expectations. The effective implementation of APQP is essential in reducing the costs of launching new products or managing the change to an existing product. ISP Software's Onsite or Online APQP Online Training and PPAP Training course is designed to provide the essential knowledge of the standard along with providing practical implementation methods to assure compliance. This course is targeted at Quality Managers, Quality Engineers, Engineering Managers, & Engineers. Additional applicable personnel within your organization should be determined by the extent of their involvement within the APQP implementation process of your organization. Please review the Onsite or Online APQP Training curriculum shown below for more details.

The APQP Training Course covers the following:

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• Objectives of Onsite or Online APQP Training:

  • Effective Communication by the Implementation Team

  • Minimizing Quality Problems During Launch or When Product Changes are Made

  • Managing Timelines and Meeting Customer Expectations

• APQP Phases:

  • Defining the Program

  • Product Design and Development, Process Validation

  • PPAP Submission

  • Assessment and Corrective Actions

• Identification and Planning:

  • Design Goals,

  • Team Management

  • Preliminary Flow Chart and the Identification of Product and Process Characteristics

  • Quality Assurance Plan

• Product Design Outputs:

  • Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

  • Designing for Manufacturability

  • Validation

  • Prototype Control Plan

  • Engineering Drawings

  • Engineering Specifications and Change Management

  • Project Sign-Off

• Process Design Outputs:

  • Equipment, Tooling, Gauging, and Facility Requirements

  • Process and Product Characteristics

  • Team Feasibility

• Process Design:

  • Packaging

  • Plant / Line Layout

  • Process Flow Chart / X's and Y's (Process inputs and outputs)

  • Process and Product Characteristics

  • Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)

  • Pre-launch Control Plan

  • Operator Instructions

  • Measurement System Analysis (MSA) Validation

  • Capability Analysis (Short Term and Long Term)

  • Process Reviews (Audits)

  • Team Feasibility Assessment

• Validation:

  • Production Trial Run

  • Capability Analysis (Ppk, CP, Cpk)

  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

  • Product Testing and Evaluation

  • Packaging Validation

  • Optimizing the Process (Managing Recommended Actions)

  • Production Control Plan & Sign-Off

• Goals of the APQP Process:

  • Early Identification of Customer Expectations

  • Translation of Customer Expectations Into Product and Process Design

  • Validation of Planning through Implementation

  • Reduced Costs Through Avoiding Problems

  • Team Communication to Assure All Aspects are Considered

  • Minimizing Required Changes

  • Robust Product and Process Designs

  • Meeting Customer Expectations for On-time Delivery of a Quality Product with Minimal Costs

Additional Training Courses Offered by ISP Software

ISP Software's Onsite or Online APQP Training with PPAP Training is an effective course to assure your personnel have the appropriate understanding of the APQP Process.

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