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Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is used to develop products through meticulous planning and error prevention.

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

The THORS Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) course provides comprehensive understanding of the APQP project management tool used for product development in industries such as automotive and aerospace. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 2.5

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Course Description

The complexities in the product development process demand meticulous planning and efficient project management tools for organizations to strive in a highly competitive industry. The THORS Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) course provides comprehensive understanding of the APQP project management tool used for product development in industries such as automotive and aerospace. This course gives an overview of the APQP development process, the PDCA cycle, simultaneous engineering, APQP phases and activities, status review, and records retention.

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Who will benefit from this Advanced Product Quality Planning course?

Marketing, Sales, Design, Engineering (Product and Process), Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Service functions at organizations that require an understanding of advanced product quality planning; Any learner who is required to understand and use APQP

Course Classification

This manufacturing course by THORS eLearning Solutions covers identification of key terms, understanding of key concepts, and application of the covered topics.

*THORS uses the Bloom’s Taxonomy Methodology for our course development.

Certificate Awarded for Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

Example of certificate awarded upon successful completion of the course.

*upon successful completion

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Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the various steps in APQP in project management.
  2. Relate the stages in the PDCA cycle with the APQP phases.
  3. Illustrate the benefit of simultaneous engineering in the product development process.
  4. Explain the inputs and outputs in each phase of APQP.
  5. Understand how the APQP status review is implemented.
  6. Apply real-world industrial scenarios to create the APQP timing chart.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) divides the product development process into five phases.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

Table of Contents

  1. APQP Methodology
    1. Team Formation
    2. PDCA Cycle
    3. APQP Timing Planning
    4. Simultaneous Engineering
  2. APQP Process
    1. APQP Phases
      1. Phase 1: Plan and Define Program
        1. Phase 1 Inputs
        2. Phase 1 Outputs
      2. Phase 2: Product Design and Development
        1. Phase 2 Inputs
        2. Phase 2 Outputs
      3. Phase 3: Process Design and Development
        1. Phase 3 Inputs
        2. Phase 3 Outputs
      4. Phase 4: Product and Process Validation
        1. Phase 4 Inputs
        2. Phase 4 Outputs
      5. Phase 5: Feedback, Assessment, and Corrective Action
    2. APQP Timing Chart
      1. Phase 1 Activities
      2. Phase 2 Activities
      3. Phase 3 Activities
      4. Phase 4 Activities
      5. Phase 5 Activities
    3. APQP Status Review
    4. Records Retention
  3. Case Study
    1. Phase 1: Plan and Define Program
      1. Data Collection
      2. Customer Requirements Review
      3. Preliminary Process Flowchart Development
      4. Process Requirements Identification
      5. Timing Plan Finalization
      6. Team Feasibility
    2. Phase 3: Process Design and Development
    3. Phase 4: Process Validation
    4. Phase 5: Feedback, Assessment, and Corrective Action

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