Course Description

Improve quality measures, ensure on-time delivery and reduce costs with 

Advanced Product Quality Planning.

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) – 8 Hours

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a documented analysis that begins with a team’s thoughts concerning requirements that could go wrong and ends with defined actions that are implemented to help prevent and/or better detect problems.  This workshop provides key skills required for people involved with new programs.

APQP methods should be applied early in the development of new product plans, ideally beginning with the RFQ bid response.  Aspects of APQP can be applied through manufacturing start-up and process/product changeovers.

This interactive one-day workshop will help participants prevent problems before they become reality.  When an efficient process is used to streamline new product or service introductions, the effect is significant resulting in fewer problems and less waste.

The workshop focuses on planning the workflow for new production processes.  Participants will practice with powerful tools and techniques that make work visible, anticipate risk and plan actions that will remove anticipated problems.

It is appropriate for individuals who are directly involved with sales, design, development, engineering, purchasing, production and support of new parts.

• Provides an overview of the planning process and APQP objectives.
• Introduces project management tools and techniques to plan and control APQP activities and coordinate tasks of the varied functional areas.
• Focuses limited resources where they drive the most return through a practical approach.
• Summarizes the timing of required deliverables, along with their associated information inputs and outputs.
• Pays special attention to QFD, FMEA and PPAP requirements.
• Develops an understanding of APQP as a system to prevent defects and waste.

This course is available in the following formats:

• Onsite Training: Available for groups wanting an in-person experience
• Live Virtual Sessions: Delivered online with real-time interaction, ideal for remote teams
• Hybrid Approach: Maximize flexibility by blending real-time online interaction with occasional in-person experiences