Advanced product quality planning
The quality of planning is the mental anticipation of the future constitution that requires a product or service. Thus, it is an essential part of quality management. Especially after the automotive standard TS16949, QS9000 but also according to DIN EN ISO 9000:2005, in the latter case in point 3.2.9 Quality planning is as "part of quality management, the on setting the quality objectives and the necessary execution processes and the associated resources to meet quality objectives is addressed " defined. The instruments of quality planning consist of the appropriate quality methods. A successful quality planning assumes that is settled, what kind of benefits a company wants to offer and what customers are to be addressed with these services. It is closely connected with the inspection planning.
APQP
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP, part of the American QS 9000 ) is suitable for a continuous project management for product and quality planning and for all phases of the development process.
The goal is the prevention of errors by means of a single product-related documentation structure / hierarchy that provides the user (owner) the necessary transparency about the Herstellgeschehen. This is the production control can be simplified. All project and product-relevant information and documents are centrally planned, monitored and managed.
FMEA
The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA ) is a structured, systematic working technique to identify error risks in product development process.
The aim is to avoid the planning and implementation of appropriate measures causes of errors and thus error or to prevent the forwarding of faulty parts when removing the cause is clearly inefficient.
Process Control Plan
Process Control Plan (English: "control plan" ).
Especially in the automotive and automotive supply industry, there is the requirement of a complete documentation of all quality assurance measures throughout the value chain. The process control plan, refer to all measures which are necessary to steer the process quality in terms of the quality required to be followed and cost optimal. Specifically, these are each applicable test procedures, test tools to be used, the frequency of testing, the tolerances to be observed as well as countermeasures initiated in case of a ( dimensional ) deviation for all the purposes of quality interesting product features. Thus, the process control plan not only fulfills the purpose of complete and verifiable documentation of the quality control, but also (English: "to control" = " control " ) a significant control function: A change in the process control plan will directly affect the quality and price of the final product influenced. This is comparable with a steering wheel: A rotation in one direction reduced the price on the produced goods ( for example, by fewer and simpler testing), a rotation in the opposite direction, however, improves its quality and thus reduces the long-term resulting from later claims costs, which is also affect the sale price.
Test plan
Test plan: Based on the process control plan drawn the test procedures for ensuring the quality of supplies and for the monitoring of the production is planned.