Product Quality Planning and Control Plan

Product Quality Planning, well known by its acronym APQP for “Advanced Product Quality Planning”, is a technique which aims to ensure good planning and management of the various internal resources as a “project” to ensure the realization of customer-satisfying products.

The planning steps presented here reduce the complexity of the process and provide a means of communicating quality requirements more effectively as part of production planning.

The control plan is also presented and studied. Concrete exercises enable the learner to acquire knowledge and put it into practice. This section is based on the new AIAG Control Plan manual, which was previously included in the AIAG APQP manual.

Developed by the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group), and in line with the requirements of AS9100D or IATF 16949:2016, against the backdrop of ISO 9001, APQP and the Control Plan are relevant to all company activities.

Target clientele

This course is recommended for quality managers and team leaders, teams involved in quality planning, control plan development and implementation, third-party auditors (IATF 16949 or AS9100 or other), anyone involved in the implementation of a quality management system (such as IATF 16949 or AS9100), and anyone interested in risk mitigation and/or who wants to better understand APQP and the control plan.

Course objective

The aim of this course is to enable participants to :

• understand the benefits of proactive quality planning,
• understand the requirements of the APQP document,
• acquire the skills needed to submit an appropriate control plan.

Content

• Terminology and definitions
• Relationship with standards
• General requirements
• Manufacturer specific requirements
• The 5 planning steps
• Control plan content
• Who should be involved?

Prerequisites

No prerequisites, but a general knowledge of the requirements of IATF 16949, AS9100, or other industry standards, or even ISO 9001, is recommended.

Total time

1 day (7 hours) or 2 days (14 hours), depending on customer requirements.

Evaluation

None

Rates

• 575 $ / participant in virtual class
• 625 $ / participant in classroom
• Request a quote for a private group session