A Leader's Guide to Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

A Structured Approach Toward Efficient Product and Process Design as a Means of Lowering Your Company's Cost of Quality

4.06 (115 reviews)
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1.5 hours
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Feb 2024
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What you will learn

What is APQP? And what are its purpose and benefits?

The three groups of professional that use APQP and how their roles differ

The connection between APQP and an organization's cost of quality

The ideal soft skills of an APQP professional

The general product launch progression

The six major stages of APQP: Project development, Product development, Process development, Tooling/process builds, Pilot, and Launch

Tasks associated with each of the six stages

Comparison of APQP general models

Description

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a framework that helps manufacturing organizations develop and implement a structured approach to ensure that their products meet customer needs and expectations while also adhering to relevant industry standards and regulations. The APQP process involves a series of stages, including planning, design and development, process validation, and ongoing production monitoring, which are all designed to minimize the risks of product defects, reduce waste and rework, and ultimately improve the quality and reliability of the product.

The benefits of APQP include:

  1. Improved quality and reliability: By following a structured approach to product development and validation, organizations can identify and mitigate potential quality issues before they arise, resulting in fewer defects and higher overall product reliability.

  2. Better collaboration and communication: APQP emphasizes collaboration and communication between different functional areas within an organization, including engineering, manufacturing, and quality control. This helps to ensure that everyone is aligned around the same goals and priorities and can work together more effectively to achieve them.

  3. Greater efficiency and cost savings: By identifying potential quality issues early in the development process, organizations can avoid costly rework and production delays. Additionally, by optimizing the manufacturing process and reducing waste, organizations can achieve cost savings and improve their bottom line.

  4. Compliance with industry standards and regulations: APQP helps organizations to ensure that their products meet relevant industry standards and regulations, reducing the risk of legal and reputational damage.

In this course, A Leader's Guide to Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) students will learn:

  • Standard practices and approaches to the APQP process

  • The connections between APQP and cost of quality

  • The "three levels" of APQP ... the major positions within the supply chain that use APQP

  • Who is using APQP and why

  • The personality attributes of a successful APQP leader

  • The 6 stages of the APQP process and the major tools used at each

  • The general launch progression

  • The launch management levels

  • And much more!

APQP helps manufacturing organizations improve the quality and reliability of their products, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction, positioning them for long-term success in a competitive marketplace. And manufacturing professionals who effectively use and understand the APQP process also position themselves for greater career growth, promotion and opportunity.

This course is far more than an "academic" approach to APQP. But instead, this course is taught by seasoned manufacturing professionals who have used APQP to launch hundred of new products across multiple industries and processes.

Plus, when you purchase this course, in addition to the 1.5 hours of course lectures, you also get:

  • 2 detailed practice exercises -- one after each half of the class -- to test your comprehension

  • 4 Case Studies based on real-life industry experience

  • A downloadable glossary of APQP-related terminology

  • Information and discount links to other manufacturing-related courses on Udemy

  • LIFETIME ACCESS to the course materials. No limits to when you start the course or how long you have access to it.

  • Q&A access through Udemy to the industry professionals who taught this course.

So if you are looking to gain critical product launch skills to advance your career, THIS IS THE CLASS FOR YOU!! Sign up today!

Content

Introduction

Introduction to the Course
Introduction to APQP
Agenda for the Course
APQP and the Cost of Quality
The Three Levels of APQP
Who Manages the Launch
General Launch Progression
Dynamics of Changes Management
Understanding the Launch Management Levels
Phase 1 - Project Development
Phase 2 - Product Development
Phase 3 - Process Development
Phase 4 - Tooling and Process Builds
Phase 5 - Pilot
Phase 6 - Launch
Comparison of APQP Models
Summary and Acknowledgements
Conclusion to the Course
Bonus Lecture

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Reviews

John
September 9, 2023
Material was very clear and ready-outlined. The lifetime access is great because it's a LOT of stuff. I see this course as a very functional, reference type resource that I'll likely be coming back to when I'm rolling through actual application.
Kacper
September 7, 2023
The entire course primarily consisted of reading slide presentations without any additional engagement. I've taken a few courses like this before, and some of them included graphical illustrations, presented interesting real-life examples, and employed captivating methods to share knowledge. In contrast, this course only offered monotonous reading, and after a few lessons, I found it challenging to stay attentive to everything being presented. The only thing that helped me get through it was the ability to control the video speed. It's important to note that I'm not evaluating the course's content; it does provide basic APQP knowledge in a well-structured format based on books and Wikipedia, which is accurate. However, the presentation style leaves much to be desired.
Bryan
August 8, 2023
Extremely helpful Course!! Gave me insight into Quality and Process /Product Development and Cost Control. This Course has helped me consider these Functions in a way I never dreamed of and allowed me to build on the concepts to advance my career!! Thanks!
Dr.
May 25, 2023
Early asked and answered at part 3: I love Ray Harkins clear speech and recording quality from others courses. Until here I am a little disappointed from Michael J. Vella: just yellow background/static slide with dry talk (no video, no pointer to nothing) and way harder to understand pronounciation.
Markus
May 10, 2023
This overview is so excellent. A very inexpensive check-list with explanations. Will use this for my staff. Thanks Markus

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