Advanced Product Quality Planning: The Road to Success: 2018

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

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: The APQP Process. 

Chapter 1.  Plan and Define.

Chapter 2. Product Design and Development/Prototype Build.

Chapter 3.  Process Design and Development.

Chapter 4.  Product and Process Validation.

Chapter 5.  Corrective and Preventive Action Feedback.

Chapter 6.  Key Elements of APQP.

Chapter 7.  PPAP with Specific Requirements of GM, FCC and Ford. 

Part II: Selected Specific Issues Concerning APQP. 

Chapter 8.  Teams.

Chapter 9.  Risk Analysis.

Chapter 10.  Warranty Analysis.

Chapter 11.  GD&T Used in the APQP and PPP Process.

Chapter 12.  Managing Change. Appendix A: Leadership of Top Management. Appendix B: IATF 16949 Changes. Appendix C: FMEA Forms. Appendix D: Failure Mode Avoidance (FMA).

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