Items Tagged with 'Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)'

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IAQG Column | Jennifer Gray

APQP: A Project Management Tool for Proactive Quality Assurance

APQP’s roots trace back to the 1980s U.S. automotive industry, where fierce competition from Japanese manufacturers pushed companies like Ford, GM, and Chrysler to improve quality and consistency.
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Jennifer Gray
December 9, 2024

Transform aerospace quality with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). Foster collaboration, identify risks early, and enhance supplier performance.


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Software

Using Data to Drive Organizational Action

The primary challenge for quality professionals is not acquiring sufficient data but collecting the right data and analyzing it correctly.
Mark A. Nash
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Dr. Sophronia Ward
September 2, 2024

In today's tech-driven world, companies use software to collect data, but the analysis can be flawed. Charts with only specification limits, arbitrarily chosen warning and action limits, and misused Process Behavior Charts contribute to misinterpretation.



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Column | John Vandenbemden

The AIAG Control Plan Manual

If you are not familiar with control plans there are three types of quality plans referred to as control plans as outputs of APQP.
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John Vandenbemden
August 2, 2024

Starting March 1, 2024, a standalone Control Plan Reference Manual will maintain linkages between core tools under APQP, providing more guidance for creating and using control plans.


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Management

Controlling Your Plans for Process Control

The objective of the control plan is straightforward: it outlines the plan to control the process.
Brian Martensen
July 26, 2024

Earlier this year, AIAG released updated APQP and Control Plan reference guides, available at www.aiag.org. This release includes the stand-alone control plan document for completing control plans.


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EVENTS

Webinar

3/5/24 to 3/5/25
Contact: Meg K.

APQP 3rd Edition & Control Plan 1st Edition: What You Need to Know to Be Ready

On Demand This is your chance to gain invaluable insights into the evolving world of APQP and Control Plan and how it will shape the future of product quality planning.

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