Organizational APQP Responsibilities and Interfaces

Customer: PO Number: Date Program Initiated:

Part Number: Project / Program: Print Identification:
Part Name: Part Description: Print Rev. Level & Date:
Manufacturing Engineer

Approx. Sequence
Tooling Engineering

Quality Assurance
Program Manager

Materials Mgmt.
Purchasing

Production

Customer
Sales

Days
Complete Early
Element Due Date (Actual) / Late Comments
R 0 Voice of the Customer
R 1 Business Plan and Marketing Strategy
R 2 Product / Process Benchmark Data
R 3 Product / Process Assumptions
R Preliminary Process Flow Chart
R 4 Product Reliability Studies
R 5 Customer Requirements
R Drawing is understood, all specs on hand
R GD&T and Datum Schemes clearly understood
R Tolerances are realistic and attainable
Customer Due Dates Agreed To
Capacity verified with Scheduling
R Significant & Critical Characteristics are agreed upon
Safety / Environmental Requirements Verified
Quality/Reliability Goals Agreed To
Contract Review
Gate 1 - Approvals Approval Date
Cost Analyst:
Engineering Manager:
Quality Manager:
Program Manager:

R Program / Part Timeline(s) Developed

R Customer Report Dates included
R Customer Required Due Dates included
R Tooling Timeline Documented
R Fit & Function Dates Documented
R PSW, PPAP, FPA Dates Documented
R 6 Document Reliability and Quality Goals
R 7 Preliminary Bill of Materials (BOM)
R 8 Preliminary Process Flow Chart
R 9 Preliminary Product Characteristics List
R 10 Preliminary Process Characteristics List
R 11 Initial Product Assurance Plan
R 12 Capital Equipment Requirements
R Timing
R Run off at supplier
R Run off at Plant
R Capacity verified
R Equipment properly identified
R Preventive maintenance scheduled
R 13 Tooling Requirements Identified
R Tooling sampled at toolshop
R Tooling properly identified
R Tooling sampled on production equipment
R Tooling can make part to print and other requirements
R 14 Facilities Requirements
R 15 Safety / Environmental Requirements
R 16 Measurement Equipment Requirements Determined
R Direct measurement equipment (e.g. Calipers)
R Process holding fixtures (e.g. Weld)
R Product specific gage(s) (e.g. Check Fixtures)
17 Subcontractor / Supplier Reviews
R Sub-Contractors / Suppliers determined
R Component / Raw Material APQP requirements defined
R Raw materials setup in procurement
R Raw materials ordered
R 18 Packaging Standards
R Supplier requirements defined
R Internal approval
R Customer approval
Product / Process Quality System Review
Gate 2 - Feasibility Review Approval Date
Cost Analyst:
Engineering Manager:
Quality Manager:
Program Manager:

R Storage locations for all raw, WIP, FG & PKG

R 21 Product Characteristics Finalized and Documented
R Inspection Requirements Defined and Documented
R Receiving Inspection (Check against Control Plan)
R In-process Inspection(s) (Check against Control Plan)
R Final inspection (Check against Control Plan)
R 22 Process Characteristics Finalized and Documented
23 Subcontractor / Supplier Builds
R Raw materials in-house
R Raw Materials tested / verified
R 24 Process FMEA
R 25 Control Plan (Product / Process)
R 26 Process Instructions - Each Work Station

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 Organizational APQP Responsibilities and Interfaces

Manufacturing Engineer

Approx. Sequence
Tooling Engineering

Quality Assurance
Program Manager

Materials Mgmt.
Purchasing

Production

Customer
Sales

Days
Complete Early
Element Due Date (Actual) / Late Comments
R Setup Instructions
R Process parameters determined
R Allows for variation in materials and environment
R Fixtures and auxillary equipment defined
R Nonconforming material instructions included
R Packaging requirements included
R Tool / Equipment Maintenance (PM) addressed
R Completed and Approved
R Production Personnel defined and trained
R Maintenance personnel defined and trained
R Training Documented
R 27 Measurement Systems Analysis Plan
R 28 Preliminary Process Capability Study Plan
R 29 Packaging Specifications Verified
R 30 Production Trial Run
R Capacity verified
R All dimensions are within tolerance
R Samples submitted for required testing
R 31 Measurement Systems Evaluation
R New gages acquired and dimensionally verified
R Gage R&Rs complete
R 32 Preliminary Process Capability Study
R SC's, CC's, DC's are capable (>1.67 Ppk)
Production Part Approval Submission (PPAP)
R 33 PPAP Approval Documented
R 34 Start Production

Gate 3 - Start of Ongoing Production Approval Date

Cost Analyst:
Engineering Manager:
Quality Manager:
Program Manager:

TP = Transportation Products Sidney A= Assistance NOTE: Comment on any cell in this

5th Draft DP = Decorative Products Sidney, PC2, PC4, OCP C= Coordination spreadsheet by using Excel's 'Comment'
28 September 2004 P&E = Plating & EnamelingProducts Stolle, PC1, PC3, Cullman, Erie I= Input (Information) function including 'extended' comments.
* Cullman category TBD R= Responsibility

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