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