Advanced Product Quality Planning

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is the automotive world's legal documentation, for OEMs and suppliers, demonstrating production parts meet engineering (product) drawing specifications, customer specific requirements, and all test requirements specified in applicable Engineering Technical Data.

A product launch progresses through a number of important stages:

• Team formation
• Process mapping
• Determining the ways the business might fail (FMEA)
• Developing control plans
• Submitting part submission warrants
• Submitting first article reports
• On-going management of lessons learned

Structured Problem Solving (8D, 5D, 7D)

Structured Problem Solving is a formal and meticulous approach to solving complex problems. The process uses a combination of effective techniques and tools to focus a cross functional team through a very detailed analysis of the problem that has brought them together. When followed diligently, the process will lead to the discovery of the root causes and possible solutions with consideration of cost, timing, effect on customers, and the impact on the organization.

Warranty Tracking / Warranty Analysis

Warranty tracking and analysis consists of tracking applicable data that is supplied by OEM automotive firms, and reviewing trends of such, along with reviews of returns, and ascertaining root causes / preventive actions in order to reduce and prevent future recurrences.