{"id":1248,"date":"2015-01-30T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T16:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:34:37","slug":"what-is-apqp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/what-is-apqp\/","title":{"rendered":"What is APQP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Product Quality Planning, APQP, exists to ensure suppliers and manufacturers produce products that meet or exceed customer expectations. It is considered a structured approach to\u00a0the design and development of new products and manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Pro QC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/services\/supplier-management\/supplier-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplier Development<\/a> services, APQP incorporates the Deming Cycle, or PDCA.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Plan<\/strong> &#8211; Technology &amp; Concept Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do<\/strong> &#8211; Product\/Process Development &amp; Prototype Development<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check<\/strong> &#8211; Confirmation Product &amp; Validation Process<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act<\/strong> &#8211; Continuous Improvement<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With APQP, upfront planning and output review work together to support continuous improvement. Suppliers understand the requirements of all parties, and an approved product design reflects this.<\/p>\n<p>The process includes:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare (Organize)<\/li>\n<li>Plan &amp; Define (Customer Requirements)<\/li>\n<li>Product Design &amp; Development (Features &amp; Characteristics)<\/li>\n<li>Process Design &amp; Development (Manufacturing System &amp; Control Plans)<\/li>\n<li>Product &amp; Process Validation (Validates Manufacturing Process)<\/li>\n<li>Feedback, Assessment &amp; Corrective Action (Evaluate Output)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/apqp-cycle.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1250\" src=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/apqp-cycle.png\" alt=\"apqp-cycle\" width=\"562\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commitment from top management, in addition to clarity of purpose and a disciplined approach, is required for a successful APQP. Pro QC provides the resources and knowledge\u00a0that are also required for a successful program. <a href=\"https:\/\/proqc.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Product Quality Planning, APQP, exists to ensure suppliers and manufacturers produce products that meet or exceed customer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[56,14,158,17,166,26],"class_list":["post-1248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quality-control","tag-apqp","tag-manufacturing","tag-product-development","tag-quality","tag-quality-tools","tag-sourcing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)? 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