Pratique du Shadowing: What is APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)? 🚗 | Opexity - Apprendre l'anglais Ă  l'oral avec la vidĂ©o

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If mountaineers are going to climb to the top of a mountain, they plan everything in detail.
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They want to be sure that everything is okay, starting with their health and safety,
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through to the supplies and the need to do the job and get back safely.
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And they do so step by step by way of a checklist.
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In the case of manufacturing organizations,
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we can assume that such a mountaintop will be the generation of mass-produced products,
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and the APQP methodology will be the equivalent of planning and putting into reality every detail.
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This will guarantee that the implemented product will be manufactured in the right quality and quantity.
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So, what is APQP?
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APQP is a set of guidelines that were developed by the Automotive Industry Action Group,
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established originally by the Big three automotive companies, that is Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford.
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These guidelines were directed towards their suppliers and sub-suppliers in the supply chain.
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The main aim of creating APQP was to show how to develop products to meet customer quality requirements.
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APQP is therefore a set of guidelines determining communication and processes between the organization and its suppliers during product development.
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APQP is a structured method of defining and taking actions necessary to ensure that the the product will meet customer requirements.
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It can be said that this is a project management tool.
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APQP is a process of advanced quality planning that allows for manufacturing a product meeting the customer's requirements.
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In addition, APQP considers aspects of error proofing from the design stage to serial production stage,
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takes all planned and unplanned changes into consideration, reduces risk associated with implementation of changes,
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establishes objectives for an interdisciplinary team,
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ensures that customer requirements related to special characteristics are well understood and documented by means of standard checklists.
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There are a lot of things, aren't there?
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But that is not all.
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In addition, APQP makes communication between the staff units involved in the project easier,
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ensures that all required steps have been taken at the right time and at the acceptable cost,
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and that the planned level of quality has been achieved, provides a consistent and standard format for status reporting,
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ensures a uniform system of requirements for all customers, defines a common process for all suppliers,
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and clearly determines and delegates responsibility for individual steps of the process.
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There are many advantages, aren't there?
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Trust me, APQP is a perfect method for project management.
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Any disadvantages?
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There aren't any disadvantages.
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So when do we use this method?
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We will use the APQP method whenever a new product is started up and when a significant technological change occurs,
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that requires a modified part to be submitted to the customer for his or her approval.
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Is this method significant?
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What will this method bring upon its implementation?
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What results can we expect?
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The implementation of APQP means higher quality of the product delivered,
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significant reduction of time needed for creating and managing a new product,
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effective communication between the supplier and the customer by using the PPAP procedure,
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increased confidence in the supplier that he or she will be able to deliver their products in the required quantity and quality,
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and many, many other advantages.
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The APQP methodology divides the processes of product implementation or technological change into phases,
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and the transition from one phase to the subsequent phase will
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only be possible upon making a summary of evaluation of the individual phases.
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This process is called stage gate or phase gate.

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