Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

Description
This course provides a detailed examination of the required deliverables of APQP for your automotive
customer.  The purpose of PPAP is to determine if the customer engineering, design record, and
specification requirements are properly understood; and that the production process has the potential to
meet these requirements during an actual production run at the quoted production rate.  This course is
consistent with the AIAG - DCX, Ford GM manual PPAP, 4th edition.

Learning Objective
Understand your automotive customers’ PPAP requirements as well as learning the linkage between the
Core Tools and ISO/TS16949:2002.

After this training, the participants will have knowledge and understanding of:
●  PPAP alignment with TS16949 and APQP
●  PPAP Definitions, Scope and Purpose
●  Requirements for Submission
●  PPAP Process Requirements
●  Part Submission Warrant
●  How to evaluate and audit PPAP

Course Materials
Students receive comprehensive course manuals with exercises

Audience
Design Engineers, Program Managers, Product Mangers, Quality Managers, QMS Auditors, APQP Team
Members, PPAP Coordinators, Supplier Quality Engineers, QMS Management Rep

Prerequisites
A working knowledge of your Quality Management System as well as your Customers’ requirements

Duration
This course is taught as a one day class
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