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APQP/PPAP     1-Day Course     £375+VAT	Dates Available 2010 Dates: July 8 (Leamington Spa) October 7 (Leamington Spa)
This course covers the essentials of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) required by engineers and other personnel to set up a process to develop a new product or service. It is suitable for anyone involved in managing, planning, designing, or implementing new product designs and corresponding manufacturing processes, plus those who are responsible for or participate in PPAP activities.
Course Content
- Benefits of implementing the QS 9000 and the APQP process - How the APQP Process works and what the fundamentals of APQP are - The five phases of the APQP process - Where FMEA fits in as a method of preventing problems - The quality tools and techniques that make APQP work - Ensuring a team approach to achieving APQP success - The Quality Umbrella - The importance of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in preventing design changes - Running effective design and process reviews - How control plans translate APQP into actions - The links between QS-9000, APQP and PPAP - The PPAP five "Levels of Submission" and their applicability to different contracts - Using PPAP as a reporting mechanism for both product and process development - How to know when Production Part Approval Process submissions are required - How to complete PPAP forms - Review of the AIAG "SPC" and "MSA" manuals, and links to PPAP - Importance of the Part Submission Warrant (PSW) in controlling process