APQP
APQP stands for Advanced Product Quality Planning and refers to a structured approach to the advanced quality planning for products and manufacturing processes. Quality requirements and potential risks are taken into account at an early stage in product and process development.
The aim of APQP is to systematically incorporate product and process requirements into the planning, identify risks at an early stage and derive appropriate measures. This is intended to create the conditions for stable manufacturing processes, consistent product quality and a smooth start of series production.
APQP is used in particular within the automotive industry and supports the development process from the early project phase right through to the start of series production.
APQP in the automotive industry
In automotive series production, quality assurance begins already long before production starts. As part of APQP, product requirements, manufacturing processes, quality characteristics and potential risks are therefore systematically examined and coordinated.
This involves, amongst other things, analysing customer requirements, assessing product and process risks, defining inspection characteristics and methods, and preparing manufacturing and inspection processes for subsequent series production.
APQP combines various quality planning methods and tools. These include, for example, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA and SPC. The results of the individual planning steps build on one another and are further developed as the project progresses.
In this way, APQP supports a structured transition from product and process development to controlled series production.
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