Analytical Techniques

Assembly Build Variation Analysis

Benchmarking

Cause & Effect Diagram

Characteristics Matrix

Critical Path Method

Design of Experiments (DOE)

Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFM & DFA)

Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R - Chrysler & Ford)

Dimensional (Dynamic) Control Plan (DCP)

Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke)

Process Flow Charting

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

System Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (SFMEA)

See AIAG’s APQP & Control Plan reference manual appendix B, pages 81 thru 85

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