ABSTRACT

This book defines, develops, and examines the foundations of the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) methodology. It explains in detail the five phases, and it relates its significance to national, international, and customer specific standards. It also includes additional information on the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), Risk, Warranty, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), and the role of leadership as they apply to the continual improvement process of any organization.

Features

  • Defines and explains the five stages of APQP in detail
  • Identifies and zeroes in on the critical steps of the APQP methodology
  • Covers the issue of risk as it is defined in the ISO 9001, IATF 16949, the pending VDA, and the OEM requirements
  • Presents the role of leadership and management in the APQP methodology
  • Summarizes all of the change requirements of the IATF standard

section Section One|1 pages

The APQP process

chapter Chapter One|10 pages

Plan and define

chapter Chapter Two|6 pages

Product design and development/prototype build

chapter Chapter Three|5 pages

Process design and development

chapter Chapter Four|4 pages

Product and process validation

chapter Chapter Five|20 pages

Corrective and preventive action feedback

chapter Chapter Six|16 pages

Key elements of APQP

chapter Chapter Seven|66 pages

PPAP with the specific requirements of GM, FCC, and Ford

section Section Two|1 pages

Selected specific issues concerning APQP

chapter Chapter Eight|9 pages

Teams

chapter Chapter Nine|33 pages

Risk analysis

chapter Chapter Ten|9 pages

Warranty analysis

chapter Chapter Eleven|10 pages

GD&T used in the APQP and PPP process

chapter Chapter Twelve|8 pages

Managing change