The document outlines the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process flow, which consists of 5 main steps: 1) Plan and Define the Program, 2) Product Design and Development, 3) Process Design and Development, 4) Product and Process Validation, and 5) Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action. The process flow shows the inputs, outputs, and activities involved at each step to ensure a new product or process is fully developed and validated prior to production.

1. 1
APQP PROCESS FLOW
 Plan and Define the Program
 Product Design and Development
 Process Design and Development
 Product and Process Validation
 Feedback, Assessment and Corrective Action

2. 2
APQP PROCESS FLOW

3. 3
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action

4. 4
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan

5. 5
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
INPUT

6. 6
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
INPUT
OUTPUT

7. 7
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT

8. 8
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT

9. 9
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT

10. 10
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT

11. 11
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
FMEA

12. 12
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
FMEA
APQP

13. 13
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
FMEA
APQP
SPC

14. 14
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
• Product/Process
Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill of
Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
FMEA
APQP
MSA
SPC

15. 15
APQP PROCESS FLOW
Prepare for
APQP
Plan and Define
Program
Product Design
and
Development
Product and
Process
Validation
Process Design
and
Development
Feedback,
Assessment and
Corrective Action
• Organize the
Team
• Define the Scope
• Establish Team-to-
Team
Communication
• Provide Core
Tools Training
• Involve Customers
and Suppliers
• Implement
Simultaneous
Engineering
• Develop Control
Plan Format
• Decide on
Concern Resolution
• Develop Product
Quality Timing Plan
• Voice of the
Customer
• Business
Plan/Marketing
Strategy
• Product/Process
Benchmark Data
•
Product/Proces
s Assumptions
• Product Reliability
Studies
• Customer Inputs
• Design Goals
• Reliability and
Quality Goals
• Preliminary Bill
of Material
• Preliminary
Process Flow Chart
• Preliminary Listing
of Special Product
and Process
Characteristics
• Product
Assurance Plan
• Management
Support
• Design Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (DFMEA)
• Design for
Manufacturability and
Assembly
• Design Verification
• Design Reviews
• Prototype Build –
Control Plan
• Engineering
Drawings (Including
Math Data)
• Engineering
Specifications
• Material
Specifications
• Drawing and
Specification Changes
• New Equipment,
Tooling and Facilities
Requirements
• Special Product and
Process
Characteristics
• Gages/Testing
Equipment
Requirements
• Team Feasibility
Commitment and
Management Support
• Packaging
Standards
• Product/Process
Quality System
Review
• Process Flow Chart
• Floor Plan Layout
• Characteristics
Matrix
• Process Failure
Mode and Effects
Analysis (PFMEA)
• Pre-Launch Control
Plan
• Process Instructions
• Measurement
Systems Analysis
Plan
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study Plan
• Packaging
Specifications
• Management
Support
• Production Trial
Run
• Measurement
Systems
Evaluation
• Preliminary
Process Capability
Study
• Production Part
Approval
• Production
Validation Testing
• Packaging
Evaluation
• Production
Control Plan
• Quality Planning
Sign-Off and
Management
Support
• Reduced Variation
• Customer
Satisfaction
• Delivery and
Service
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
FMEA
APQP
MSA
SPC
PPAP