5 Phases of APQP: What is Advanced Product Quality Planning?
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Have you ever wondered how amazing products like the Apple phone, Tesla car, and HP laptop, make their way from concept to reality with impeccable quality?
That's where the importance of the 5 phases of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) comes into play.
APQP is a structured approach that helps companies proactively design, develop, and launch products that consistently meet customer requirements.
The 5 phases of APQP act as a compass that guides organizations toward achieving excellence, reducing defects, and delighting customers.
In this article, I will discuss Advanced Product Quality Planning in detail along with its benefits and 5 important phases of APQP, and explore how this systematic approach contributes to the development & launch of high-quality products.
Whether you are an engineer, lean six sigma practitioner, quality manager, or entrepreneur who is curious about the secrets behind creating world-class products that exceed customer requirements then this article is for you.
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What is Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)?
Imagine you are a business owner and your company manufactures mobile phones, right now you have a new idea for an amazing new phone which has some extra cool features. You are excited about that new phone.
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At the same time, you want to make sure that your company's new phone must be perfect before it reaches the market or in the hands of customers. This is where you need APQP i.e. Advanced Product Quality Planning.
APQP is the best-structured approach to designing new products or processes that satisfy customers. In simple words, it is the planning for product quality in advance to ensure customer satisfaction.
Basically, APQP takes care of understanding the Voice of customers clearly and translating them into requirements, technical specifications, and characteristics.
Then it uses these insights to design error-free processes/products to satisfy customer requirements.
It makes the organization think proactively about identifying quality-related problems before they become big and difficult to fix.
It helps organizations manage the Read More...
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