What is APQP & PPAP?
                                    AS9145
              Inputs         Processes    Outputs
           Program           Advanced     Productio
           Needs             Product      n
                             Quality      Part
                             Planning     Approval
                             APQP         Process
                                          PPAP
    • Structured methodology with defined outputs to ensure 
      new products satisfy customer needs and wants
    • Uses project management to drive delivery and quality 
      performance to targets
    • Proactive and preventative approach through cross 
      functional collaboration.
   Why Use APQP?
         Discuss the benefits of using APQP
    Safety: Proactively seeks to identify and mitigate risks to product and process safety
    Quality: Concerned with building quality into product and process designs; Provides 
    a toolset 
                   and culture to achieve Zero Defects
    Delivery: Drives on-time delivery of initial parts and ensures ongoing rate capability
    Cost: Avoids the high costs associated with problems occurring during initial volume 
    production
    People: Uses a cross-functional team to capitalise on available skills, knowledge & 
    experience
          Discuss the reasons for applying APQP in your own areas
      AS9145: The Standard
                          AEROSPACE                        AS9145
                          STANDARD
                                                           Issued     2016-11
                                                           Technically equivalent writings 
                                                           published in IAQG sectors.
                               Aerospace Series – Requirements for Advanced Product 
                                Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process
                                           RATIONALE
         This standard was created to define the aviation, space and defence process requirements for Advanced Product Quality 
         Planning (APQP) and Productions Part Approval Process (PPAP). The APQP aspects of this standard define a methodology 
         for ensuring that the product development processes deployed throughout the aviation, space and defence industries are 
         fully integrated phased processes that extend from concept and deign through manufacturing process planning and 
         execution and on into product use, service and customer feedback. The PPAP is an output of APQP confirming that the 
         production process had demonstrated the potential to produce products that consistently fulfil all requirements at the 
         customer demand rate. 
                              The IAQG created a multi-member group to author AS9145. The 
                              standard is issued under the authority of SAE international, as 
                              per all AS standards.
         Associated Standards
         The processes and supporting activities for achieving APQP 
         and PPAP should be embedded in the organisation’s quality 
         management system to ensure: 
         •   The process is documented & controlled
         •   Documents are treated as quality records
         •   The process is subject to audits
         •   AS13003        Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
         •   AS13004        Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and Control 
         •   AS9100         Plans
         •   AS9102         Requirements for Aviation, Space & Defence Organisations
         •   AS9103         Aerospace First Article Inspection Requirement
         •   AS9110         Variation Management of Key Characteristics
                            Requirements for Maintenance Organisations.
            APQP Phases
                                                            Preliminar                               Critical 
                                                             y Design                                Design 
                                                              Review                                 Review
                                                                                                                      Initial 
                                           Kick off            End of                                Design         Production      Production 
                                                              Concept                            Release (CDP)       Approval         Launch
                                                               (PDR)
               Product Development 
               Process (PDP)
                                                 1. Planning                                                               5. On-going Production, Use 
               Phases of Advanced                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                           Post-delivery Service
               Product Quality                                  2. Product Design and Development                     4. Product & 
               Planning (APQP)                                                                                        Process 
                                                                                                                      Validation
                                                                       3. Process Design and Development
               Key Production Part                                                                          Production  FAIR           PPAP 
               Approval Process                                                                             Readiness                 Approval
                                                                                                              Review       Production 
               (PPAP) Events                                                                                               Process Run
               Product Status                                          Prototype / test               Production trial            Production products
                                                                       product                            products
                              Discuss: how does your gated NPI process fit around this?