APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning (according to the 3rd latest edition 2024)

Course objectives

The aim of the training is to provide an effective methodology for applying methods of modern product or service quality planning (project management) in the sense of the requirements of the latest AIAG APQP manual (3rd edition 2024).

Course content

• Time schedule diagram (APQP Product Quality Planning Cycle - Stages)
• PDCA Product Quality Planning Cycle
• Clarification of the content and appendixes of the APQP Manual (3rd edition 2024)
• IATF 16949:2016 Requirements for APQP
• Assembly and organization of the cross-functional team for APQP
• Customer-required inputs and outputs for each stage of the APQP project
• Product and process design and development - feasibility study, product and process validation
• Clarification of the relationship between Process Flow, Process FMEA, and Control Plan documents
• Control Plans (written descriptions of systems for managing parts and processes) for the following stages:
  • Prototype - description of dimension measurements, material and functional property tests performed in the prototype phase
  • Prelaunch - description of dimension measurements, material and functional property tests performed after the prototype phase before mass production
  • Production - documentation of product/process characteristics, process control tools, tests, and measurement systems conducted during "mass" series production.
• Creation of Process Flow and Control Plan documentation (practical examples)

Designed for

• Quality Manager
• Process Engineer
• Production Manager
• Development and Manufacturing Technologist
• Metrologist

Additional information

* UTC +1 time zone (DE, BE, DK, NL, NO, SE, AT, ES, FR, IT, SI, SK, CZ, PL, HU, ...)