Basics

Do NOT try to write a procedure just like the APQP reference manual.

Look at what YOU are doing and relate it to the APQP process described by the reference manual.

Be ready to explain ‘Equivalencies’ - Where and How and What your system does which fulfills APQP timeline elements.

APQP Forum Discussions

	The. Deming PDCA Cycle	QMS Implementation	FMEA Information	APQP Information
Auditing Information	8-D Problem Solving	Statistics	Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)	Brainstorming
Identifying Waste	Pull Systems	Lead Time Reduction	Planned Maintenance	Quick Setup
Discovering Change	Process Capability - Cp vs. Cpk	Histogram. Animation	Process Loop Animation	Taguchi Loss Function
		Fishbone / Cause and Effects Animation