Checklist of APQP activities for NPD

1. 1. Design/Drawing  & Data
   2. Engineering specification
   3. Material Specification
   4. BOM preparation
   5. ECN record & Requirement
   6. Decision on make & Buy
   7. Design of Tooling, Fixtures and other Requirements
   8. Preparation of inspection standard for brought out part
   9. Procurement of child part for proto type development
   10. Identification of new equipment requirement/ New tooling requirement/ New facilities/ Gauge/test equipment’s
   11. Acquiring all required new equipment/child part/gauges, etc
   12. Prepare proto type control plan
   13. Manufacturing of Tooling, Fixtures and other Requirements *
   14. Calibration of Tooling, Fixtures and other Requirements
   15. Make Trial /Event samples as per requirement (Customer/Internal)
   16. Part dispatch to customer
   17. Review product design and development plan
   18. Team feasibility commitment
   19. Operator & staff training
   20. Management presentation and support

Phase-3:-Process Design and Development

1. 1. Plant setup.
   2. Prepare new plant/Line layout
   3. Government clearance & approval for plant setup
   4. Land acquisition
   5. Plant construction/Line construction
   6. Plant audit & handover
   7. Preparation of Process flow chart
   8. Floor plan layout
   9.  Prepare Preliminary Process PFMEA
   10. Review Preliminary Process PFMEA.
   11. Prepare Prelaunch Control Plan  /PCS/PQCT
   12. Review  Prelaunch Control Plan  /PCS/PQCT
   13. Prepare WI/Inspection standards
   14. Make Trial /Event samples as per requirement (Customer/Internal)
   15. Make Trial /Event samples evaluation
   16. Prepare Operation Process Instruction./Supervisor  Training for change point
   17. Verify the outputs against Preliminary Control Plan (Initial Event Sample Trial)
   18. MSA/SPC
   19. Packaging Standard (Customer Defined)
   20. Review product & process quality system review

Phase-4:-Product & Process Validation

1. 1. Arranging material for trial run
   2. Arranging raw material & BOP
   3. Setup approval of tool
   4. Sample inspection as per drawing & control plan
   5. Sample submission & report submission to customer
   6. Feedback from customer
   7. Correction in tool (If required)
   8. Sample & ISIR report
   9. Production Trial run & corrective action (PPVT trial)
   10. PPAP preparation and submission to customer
   11. Packing evaluation
   12. MSA study
   13. SPC study for critical dimensions
   14. Review of  FMEA
   15. Prepare & Review Production Control Plan
   16. Review

Phase-5:-Production Launch, Assessment, and Improvement

1. 1. Conduct LVPT/HVPT along with CFT, doing QAV of line
   2. PPAP approval of all child parts and internal location freeze
   3. Forward product to customer through Initial product control process.
   4. Running production on line, checking defect and trend, reducing by analysis and corrective action
   5. Sign off Part Submission Warrant (PSW) with Customer
   6. PPAP submission internally or with allied parties for final production drawing release.
   7. Review of the  above activity until all points are not closed

APQP Timeline or APQP Matrix

For every project there will be project life. Start & end time will be fixed for any project.

Let’s say project life is 2 years. In these 2 years major events will be planned. These events are added into APQP timeline.

Each activity is measured on plan vs actual graph.

Draft photo of Complete APQP timeline,..

This is all about APQP short checklist of new product development. Hope you will found this informative and helpful.