Background
of the APQP tool
The Advanced
Product Quality Planning (APQP) process forms the very heart of robust
product development. Developed for the engineering community the APQP
tool can be applied to any goods, services or processes that are being
developed. The APQP tool has also been successfully deployed in problem
solving situations as it brings discipline and structure to the problem
analysis.
The APQP tool
The APQP
process essentially breaks product development down into 5 basic steps
and puts product quality at the heart of each step. The 5 APQP 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 tool
The APQP
tool can be used where any goods, services or processes are being
developed and is used extensively in the Automotive environment. Essentially
the APQP process should be applied in the development of any products
where error proofing will improve the quality of the product offered
to the customers.
The APQP training course
This one
day on-site APQP training course starts with an overview of the APQP
tool and the APQP process.The intent of this and all our training
courses is not to tell or show the trainees what to do but to impart
the capability to perform the required tasks. There is no limit to
the number of trainees but we strongly recommend no more than 5 individuals
attend per course. We find that if there are any more than this the
training becomes ineffective and wasteful.
This course
is targeted at the product design engineers, the manufacturing engineers
and the programme managers delivering new products. This training
course is given in English. All our courses are designed to be informal
and are based around a series of discussions and practical exercises.
Booking the APQP training course
This APQP
on-site training course can be booked on line with payment made on-line.
Alternatively contact
us to discuss your requirements.