APQP in China
In Beijing this week teaching 40 or so engineers and suppliers development people in APQP.The tools used in APQP such as FMEA and Design for Assembly were of great interest. I was very pleased at the level of intensity that was demonstrated by the participants. (trying not to fall asleep) But seriously, these tools which have been introduced are not well understood even though many examples exist of their use. I suspect they are filling in the form without getting much value from the tool (FMEA) What is really rewarding to me is when they “get it” and they begin to listen and ask questions and you can see that they will now be using the FMEA as it was intended - to prevent failure and improve controls.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I fully agree, usually more it’s purpose to suppliers can fill the sheet to get customer approval. But in some transplant company, such as from US. Europe. can do it really, depend on the management team sense.