APQP for Distributors

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My company is a distributor to automotive OEM's. We are implementing QS-9000 but are having trouble relating APQP to a distribution operation. Does anyone have any suggestions on how a distributor should address this area of QS-9000 or if we need to address it at all?
 
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The demands of APQP are based around cusomer satisfaction and performance correctly all the time
All of your activities are describable and can be made into a flow chart, FMEA can also be done on all your activities.
There is no real difference between your activities and a manufacturer. Try to follow the list of activitues that are in the handbook and find their relevance to you.
 
Just a few thoughts to maybe help get you thinking...

1)How do you select the products you distribute?

2)How do you select the vendors for those products?

3)Do you have a repackaging operation?

4)Consider incoming inspection of the items you stock.

5)Consider filling orders as an operation to plan.

To help get in the right frame of mind, remember that the P in APQP can be for either "product" or "process".
 
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