Course Information
APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning Training
Learners will be able to:
- Use the AIAG APQP 3rd Edition Guidelines when designing and developing new products.
- Apply quality improvement tools and techniques throughout the APQP process.
- Explain how PPAP is used to communicate product quality status to customers.
About This Course
The Advanced Product Quality Planning course consists of seven lessons and a self-assessment test (called a Challenge.) This Reference Guide recaps the key points of the content for the course.
The initial lesson provides an overview of the AIAG APQP 3rd Edition process, focusing on Phase 0: Preparation (Program Concept and Initiation Phase). The next five lessons cover the five primary phases of APQP, and the final and last lesson recaps the full process.
APQP stands for Advanced Product Quality Planning. The Automotive Industry Action Group (www.aiag.org) developed the methodology. Note: Our course is intended as a supplement, not a replacement, for the AIAG APQP 3rd Edition Reference Manual.
The Advanced Quality Planning Process was originated to provide a common, standardized process for planning, developing, and communicating the requirements and status of new products and services between suppliers and their customers. The APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning course is intended to help practitioners understand the APQP process and apply it to the development of new products and their corresponding processes.
