Mayo Manufacturing Management, Inc. (Mayo) provides expert consulting in the development of practical quality planning techniques:
Quality Planning Documentation:
Provide assistance with development of required quality planning documents to meet customer requirements and organization needs. This may include selection and identification of special items, critical items, key characteristics, etc. Preparation of appropriate quality planning documents including, Quality procedures, Acceptance Test Plans (ATP's), Quality Flowcharts, SPC plans, Inspection Plans, etc.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP):
Preparation of quality planning and control plan requirements for a product or process. Determining needs, product/process design, identifying key characteristics, product/process improvement & feedback.validations, process flows, product/process control plans, continuous improvement.
In essence, APQP is a method of defining and establishing the steps necessary to assure that a product satisfies the customer. The level of quality planning necessary depends on the complexity of requirements
Production Part Approval Process(PPAP):
A PPAP is conducted in order to approve the manufacturing process prior to production. It includes an analyses of key aspects of a production manufacturing process. Prior to beginning production, the supplier needs to prove out his processes and procedures, on actual production tooling. The PPAP process allows standardized reporting of process control and inspection results to the customer for their approval. It demonstrates the ability to fulfil the production at the required quality level as well as control of nonconforming situations.
Control Plan:
A Control Plan defines the product controls, process controls, measurement methods and reaction plans. When preparing Control Plans, special characteristics are determined and appropriate process controls are established for these special characteristics. Control Plans contain inspection and test methods, equipment and acceptance criteria, and, as appropriate, statistical methods for each process. A reaction plan will be initiated from the Control Plan for characteristics that are either unstable or not statistically capable. Control Plans are updated when product or processes are changed or when processes become unstable.
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