APQP Checklist
Are there personnel defined with the responsibility of APQP planning and management?
Is adequate training or skill available to the APQP cross-functional team?
Are System Level Project Plans utilized?
Are risk and opportunity lists maintained?
Does the cross-functional team maintain an Open Issues Record which identifies item description, actions, status, priority, required and actual completion dates, and responsibilities?
Are Manufacturing Engineering personnel involved in all phases of the design development, management design reviews and risk assessments sign-offs?
Does the marketing and sales department participate in the pre-planning phases to support cost assumptions associated with quality, warranty, and customer satisfaction?
Are suppliers included in cross-functional team meetings?
Does the cross-functional team meet on a regular basis to review project timing, targets/objectives versus status, risks and opportunities, roadblocks, and open design and manufacturing issues?
Does the cross-functional team utilize metrics to monitor its performance?
Is the Project Manager accountable for communication between the product and manufacturing team members?
Does the management provide visible leadership of the Advanced Product Quality Planning?
Is there a documented Product Development Process?
Is the process complete and methodical?
Does the process continue through launch, including Product Development Launch support?
Are Design and Process FMEA development and application a documented part of the Product Development process?
Do all high-risk failure modes identified on the FMEAs have prevention methods designed into the respective processes?
Are test plans developed for each design level and formalized in a Design Verification Plan?
Are test plans reviewed and updated to meet all customer expectations as part of the Product Development Process?
Are control plans utilized for Prototype, Pre-Launch (Pilot), and Production?
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