3-APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning - Quality-One
3-APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning - Quality-One
3-APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning - Quality-One
APQP
– Advanced Product Quality Planning –
⇓ Introduction to APQP
⇓ What is APQP
⇓ Why Implement APQP
⇓ When to Apply APQP
⇓ How to Implement APQP
Directing resources by defining the vital few items from the trivial many
Promote early identification of change
Intentional (what is being changed on purpose to bring value to the customer)
Incidental (environments, customer usage, degradation and interfaces)
Avoid late changes (post release) by anticipating failure and preventing it
Fewer design and process changes later in the product development process
On-time quality product at lowest cost
Multiple options for mitigating the risk when found earlier
Higher capability of verification and validation of a change
Improved collaboration between Design of the Product and Process
Improved Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/A)
Lower cost solutions selected earlier in the process
Legacy capture and reuse, advancement of Tribal Knowledge and standard work creation and utilization
Late Failure Mode Discovery
Early Failure Mode Discovery
Section 0: Pre-Planning
APQP begins with assumptions, concepts and past knowledge. Bookshelf knowledge and standard work practices are
listed as well as areas where significant change is expected. This section compiles the inputs into Section 1 – Plan and
Define.
APQP - Plan Do Study Act
Section 1: Plan and Define
Section 1 links customer expectations, wants, needs and desires to requirements. Plan Development will assure the
output of this section is satisfactory product quality. Resource planning, process and product assumptions are made.
A list of preliminary special characteristics and design / reliability goals are also established.
The focus in Section 2 is on product design and development. Geometry, design features, details, tolerances and
refinement of special characteristics are all reviewed in a formal Design Review. Design verification through
prototypes and testing are also part of this section. Tools which typically provide great benefit in this section are
DFM/A, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R).
Section 3 explores manufacturing techniques and measurement methods that will be used to bring the design
engineer’s vision into reality. Process Flow Charts, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and Control
Plan Methodology are examples of tools used in this section.
Outputs of Section 1:
Design Goals
Reliability and Quality Goals
Preliminary Bill of Material (BOM)
Preliminary Process Flow
Preliminary list of Special Characteristics
Product Assurance Plan
Gateway approval
Outputs of Section 2:
Design FMEA (DFMEA)
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/A)
Design Verification
Design Review
Prototype Control Plan
Engineering Drawings CAD the Master
Engineering Specifications
Material Specifications
Change Control for Drawings
New Equipment, Tooling and Facilities Requirements
Special Product and Process Characteristics
Gages / Testing Equipment Requirements
Team Feasibility Commitment and Gateway approval
Outputs of Section 3:
Outputs of Section 4:
Outputs of Section 5:
Reduced Variation
Improved Customer Satisfaction
Improved Delivery Performance
Effective Use of Lessons Learned
The CFT adds members as certain disciplines are required. Two examples of team evolution are: purchasing
engagement when “make / buy” decisions are required and engagement of tool design resources when prototype
and production tooling is required.
APQP - PQP Flow Chart
APQP is performed using Collaborative Product (Process) Development (CPD). Each CFT discipline communicates with
their counterparts on items which can impact quality, cost or delivery, either positively or negatively. Special
Characteristics are also communicated between each CFT discipline. The earlier a product or process problem can be
found, the less expensive and work intensive it will be to fix it. Working concurrently per the project timeline, the team
completes the Plan and Design activity:
Each section has inputs, outputs and management gateway reviews. Gateways are timed to coincide with key
decisions impacting project Quality, Cost or Delivery.
DFSS will focus on key features that are highly valuable and quite different than past products. A Six Sigma Black Belt
is assigned to follow these features across all communications channels and groups. The tools used in each of these
endeavors are the same. The tools may be used at differing utilization levels at the Black Belt’s discretion.