Shorten and smooth out your development timelines!

Feel like you are out on a limb when it comes to new product launches?

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) can get you onto more solid ground through implementation of a comprehensive and systematic team process that can improve communications, shorten "time to market", minimize missed deadlines, increase project management efficiencies (fewer missed or overlooked items), and strengthen financial return from continuous improvement and preventive activities.  The process manages development from concept into production and beyond.  The process uses a balanced approach to ensure both customer satisfaction and achievement of an organization's goals and objectives.  

On-site classes relate directly to your product and build on existing systems and procedures.   Through group activities and involvement, class participants gain skills needed to implement the Advanced Product Quality Planning process, develop Control Plans and complete the Production Part Approval Process (where required) within their organizations.

Advanced Quality Planning Participants will be able to:

	Demonstrate team activities
	Describe the benefits of implementing the APQP process
	Explain the APQP process
	Describe the inputs and outputs of the phases of APQP
	Identify the sources of APQP inputs – internal and external resources
	Relate the impact of APQP on their organizations, including links to existing quality systems
	Define the relationship of APQP to control plans and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) or equivalent supplier development systems
	Develop action plans for implementing APQP

Class time is 12-16 hours with additional coaching available.