Quality, ISO and AuditingAdvanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plans
Problems discovered at launch, once tooling is cut and the customer is waiting, are the most expensive problems a manufacturer can have. Delegates work through the five phases of Advanced Product Quality Planning: planning and defining the programme, product design and development, process design and development, product and process validation, and feedback and corrective action. They build the outputs that matter: special characteristics lists, process flow diagrams, the link from process FMEA to the control plan, prototype, pre launch and production control plans, reaction plans, run at rate trials and the production part approval package. Gateway reviews and cross functional team roles are covered for automotive suppliers and for mining equipment and engineering firms adopting the method. Delegates leave able to plan a launch and write control plans that operators actually use.
Course objectives
- Explain the five phases of Advanced Product Quality Planning and their outputs
- Plan a cross functional launch team with gateway reviews
- Identify special and critical characteristics from customer requirements
- Develop process flow diagrams that feed the process FMEA
- Write prototype, pre launch and production control plans
- Specify reaction plans for out of specification conditions
- Plan run at rate trials and assemble the production part approval package
- Apply lessons learned from launches to the next programme
Who should attend
- Product and process engineers
- New product introduction and launch managers
- Quality engineers at automotive and component suppliers
- Manufacturing engineers in mining equipment and general engineering
- Supplier quality engineers approving new parts
Course outline
- 01The cost of late discovery
- 02Planning and defining the programme
- 03Product design and special characteristics
- 04Process design and flow diagrams
- 05Linking the process FMEA to the control plan
- 06Prototype, pre launch and production control plans
- 07Reaction plans and operator instructions
- 08Run at rate and part approval
- 09Feedback, corrective action and lessons learned
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 30 October 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 8 to 12 February 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate |
Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plans
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