Quality Planning Fundamentals

Applying structured quality planning to ensure product and process compliance from the outset

Course Overview

This course provides learners with an understanding of quality planning and the structured approaches used to plan quality into products and processes from the design stage. Learners will explore Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), control plans and quality management plans. The course is suitable for quality engineers, product development teams and quality managers in manufacturing and engineering environments.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the purpose and structure of quality planning
• Apply the APQP framework to a product development programme
• Develop quality management plans for projects and products
• Create control plans that link risk identification to process controls
• Understand PPAP requirements and documentation
• Integrate quality planning with design and process FMEA
• Support successful product and process launches through quality planning

Course Structure (3 topics, 9 lessons)