Advanced Product Quality Planning Release Level: 3.0 Page 1 of 83 Ford APQP Guideline (copyright , 2001) March 2001 Uncontrolled Copy Ford Motor Company Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Status Reporting Guideline Any questions regarding this document, or the content therein, should be directed to: VO Quality Office (313) 248-6538 This document is located on the Ford Intranet at: http:/www.dearborn2.ford.com/apqpcntr This Guideline is published by Ford Motor Company, Quality Office Copyright 2001 Ford Motor Company. All rights reserved Advanced Product Quality Planning Release Level: 3.0 Page 2 of 83 Ford APQP Guideline (copyright , 2001) March 2001 Uncontrolled Copy ForewordFord Motor Company launched an Advanced Product Quality Planning Status Reporting Guideline (APQP) Fast Start Initiative in December 1994. A cross-functional APQP team formed to review the existing FAO Procedures and target best practices. The 1994 version of this document was created at that time, to be in line with the AIAG Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plan Manual. Since that time, the external suppliers to Ford Motor Company, and internal suppliers within Ford have used the FAO APQP Status Reporting Guideline to monitor their own systems with regard to APQP. With the experience that has been acquired since 1994, it has become necessary to update this manual to reflect current practices, and successes. In addition, the Ford Product Development System (FPDS) has become the documented system for the Product Development processes within Ford (replacing World Class Timing). A cross-functional team was formed in 1999/2000 to review the 1994 FAO APQP manual and practices, and this guideline has been updated to reflect generic timing with respect to the FPDS system. It also contains references (at the time of publishing) to the FPDS Process Sheets. All of this is to clarify further the appropriateness of the APQP process, and its direct tie to the existing systems/process Ford currently has in place. Furthermore, it is intended that the updated APQP process and FPDS timing information will assist the external supply base in understanding the differences between their own timing requirements, and those which need to be met by the entire Vehicle Program in the delivery of a new vehicle. This Guideline documents the Ford APQP evaluation and status reporting process and is intended to be used for 2004 MY Programs and beyond. This Guideline does not replace the AIAG Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plan Reference Manual as the basis for quality planning.Advanced Product Quality Planning Release Level: 3.0 Page 3 of 83 Ford APQP Guideline (copyright , 2001) March 2001 Uncontrolled Copy Table of Contents FOREWORD. 2 APQP FUNDAMENTALS. 5 APQP Process Flow Map. 6 Fundamentals of the APQP Process. 7 APQP REPORTING PROCESS. 10 APQP Status Reporting Process Flow Chart . 11 APQP Status Report. 12 APQP Status Report Form . 13 Filling Out the Status Report Form. 14 Quality of Event Checklists. 15 Risk Assessment. 15 APQP TIMING . 17 Ford / Supplier Systems V Model . 18 APQP Generic Program Timing Gantt Chart. 19 APQP ELEMENTS .