APQP Diagram

Customer
need/expec Reliability Design Quality Product Assurance Plan
Goals Goals Goals DFMEA
BMK Data

Draft Design for Manu & Ass'y

Product Prelim Special Charact
Market DWG
Voice of Customer

Research Reliability
Studies Prototype
Prelim Process Prototype
Historical Prelim BOM Control Plan
Flow
Data Product
Team Assumption
Review / Verify / Validate / Changes
Experience
Process
Assumption
Special Characteristics Material Engineering Engineering
Business Review BOM
Specification Specification Drawing
Plan Equipment/Tooling Req.
Timing
Cost Facilities Req. Team Contract Quality System Final Process Char
Investment Phase 1 Feasibility Agree/Amend Review Flow Matrix
Resources Gages/Testing Equip. Req.
Product Position
Floor Plan
PFMEA
Layout
Supplier Selectn. Operator Recruit. Test Equip Order Facility/Tooling Design / Acquisition

Phase 2 Pre Launch

Supp. APQP Training Customer Control Plan
Packaging Std.
Supp PPAP Process
MSA Ppk/Cpk Packaging Instruction
Plan Plan Standard
Phase 3
Approved Mat. Trained Opertators Test Equip are inplace Process, Equipment, Tooling and Facility are installed
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Packaging
MSA Ppk/Cpk Production Trial Run
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Evaluation
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Internal Part Approval

Phase 4
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Collect All Documents & Records into an APQP File Process Sign Off

Production Customer PPAP

Control Plan

Phase 5 Update APQP File Mass Pro

Continuous Improvement