Advanced Quality Planning (AQP)

Learn how to implement and achieve effective quality planning in your organization. Each phase of the AQP process is reviewed so that the participant understands the intent of AQP, how AQP integrates with other continual improvement tools such as FMEA, MSA, PPAP and how it fits into the larger picture of an organization's quality system.

Who Should Attend:
Individuals who are involved with any aspect of quality planning including management, sales, engineering, quality, purchasing and manufacturing.

Prerequisite:
None

CEU Credits: 1.6

Duration: 16 Hours (2-day course)

Course Content:

• Quality Planning Fundamentals
  • What is AQP?
  • Quality Systems and AQP
  • Project Management Concepts
  • What is a Project?
  • What is Project Management?
  • Organizing The AQP Team

• Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Benefits of Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Organizing the AQP Team
  • AQP Team Activities

• Understanding Special Characteristics
  • Purpose of Special Characteristics
  • Common Special Characteristic Rankings
  • Tools for Selecting Special Characteristics

• The Five Phases of AQP
  • Planning and Defining the Program
  • Product Design and Development
  • Process Design and Development
  • Product and Process Validation
  • Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action

• Control Plan Development
  • Types of Control Plans
  • Process Analysis
  • The Control Plan Form

<< Back to Training Page