Background
of the APQP tool
The Advanced
Product Quality Planning (APQP PPAP) 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 on-line
APQP training course starts with an overview of the APQP tool and
the APQP process. The training course then guides the trainee through
a step by step process of how to conduct the APQP process throughout
the product development cycle. Worked examples are given of an APQP
applied to product development. This training course is given in English
and is designed to impart the capability to conduct the APQP process.
This APQP training course comes complete with a free download of an
APQP template and the necessary charts. No prior knowledge is required
or assumed and no special tools are needed.
This on-line
APQP training workshop is for anyone undertaking product development
activities where product quality is important.
Taking the APQP training course
Access
to this great on-line APQP training course is time limited and not
usage limited. Once payment has been received we will issue a user
name and a keycode that gives unlimited user access to the training
course. This user name and keycode can be used as many times as needed
and by as many individuals as needed.