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An ever growing number of companies must comply with advanced product quality planning (APQP) requirements. Even companies that are not subject to a compliance mandate recognize the APQP process as a product development best practice that improves performance for new product introduction. To implement APQP effectively companies need to account for a series of key considerations that will determine the success of the initiative and ultimately the performance of future product launches. This course will provide valuable information and examples for the successful implementation of the APQP process at companies of all sizes across industries.

Phases for Advanced Product Quality Planning Process

Phase 1
Plan & Define Program: determining customer needs, requirements and expectations using tools such as QFD review the entire quality planning process to enable the implementation of a quality program how to define and set the inputs and the outputs.

Phase 2
Product Design & Development: reviewing the inputs & execute the outputs, which include FMEA, DFMA, design verification, design reviews, material and engineering specifications.

Phase 3
Process Design & Development: addressing features for developing manufacturing systems & related control plans, these tasks are dependent on the successful completion of phases 1 and 2 execute the outputs.

Phase 4
Product & Process Validation: validation of the selected manufacturing process and its control mechanisms through production run evaluation outlining mandatory production conditions and requirements identifying the required outputs.

Phase 5
Launch, Feedback, Assessment & Corrective Action: focuses on reduced variation and continuous improvement identifying outputs and links to customer expectations and future product program.

Control Plan Methodology

Discusses use of control plan and relevant data required to construct and determine control plan parameters
Stresses the importance of the control plan in the continuous improvement cycle

Areas Covered in the Public Course

How to align APQP phases with company proprietary product development practices
Establishing process parameters based on product family requirements
Developing project templates that comply with the APQP requirements for different new product processes
Identifying important product development deliverables
Integrating compliance requirements with customer specific activities
Provide a hands-on approach to APQP and its relationship to program management and status reporting
Achieve standardization and improvement using process flow diagrams, process FMEA, and process control plans
Measuring Key Performance Indicators (KPI metrics) for Launch Performance

Who Will Benefit
This course will provide valuable assistance to product companies that need to manage product development and introduction effectively, including companies in the automotive, aerospace and defense, medical device, industrial, and high tech fields. Employees who will benefit include:

Product development executives
Program managers
Quality managers
Quality engineers
Compliance engineers
Supply chain managers
Production managers
Manufacturing engineers
IT personnel

Dates & Locations

This course is not currently scheduled. It is available as an in-house course at your location. Call (530) 342-5480 for more information.

Instructor

Angelo Scangas has an MBA and a master's degree degree in manufacturing engineering. He is certified in lean manufacturing and quality management. He is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with 26 years' experience in the medical, automotive, electronic and chemical industries.

Angelo specializes in business/quality systems, lean manufacturing, engineering management as well as product development and process improvement. Course participants will find it easy to learn as Angelo shares his practical knowledge and experience.

Course Fee
$549. Your course fee includes:

All course materials
25% off all Paton Professional materials purchased at the event
Lunch
Plus, you'll save $50 per attendee when two or more people from your organization attend.

Course Hours
Registration: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Course: 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Lunch: The course breaks for lunch (provided) at noon.

Cancellations and Substitutions
You may cancel your registration up to 10 business days before the seminar. Your registration fee will be refunded less a $100 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel less than 10 business days prior to the seminar, you may send a substitute from your organization or transfer your registration fee to another seminar or conference of your choice that is scheduled within the next 12 months of your original event. Please note that if you don't cancel and don't attend, you are still responsible for payment.

Travel/Accommodations
All participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. Note: hotels in large cities can experience sold-out periods throughout the year. Participants needing rooms are urged to secure hotel space as soon as possible.

Paton Professional is not responsible for nonrefundable airline tickets, airfare penalties or travel charges incurred by a participant in these courses.

Payment is due before seminar.

SKU:	PTC-1010
Price: $549.00

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