Little recognization about APQP

From last day I began to study TS16949 and prepared to join in a company which produces parts corresponding to automobile industry.

Morning I read the article about APQP. Different people have different thought about it. For me, everyone has his/her reasons. Though I have no experience in the company which pushes TS16949 or QS9000. I am always working as Quality Member. Firstly I express my views.

Many people say APQP is a kind of ideal first. I agree with the oppinion strongly.

I remember I started to work after graduation. I worked as a quality engineer. But at that moment,I dIdn't know what a quality member should do except checking and inspection. We didn't have Research Design Department. The Engineering Department made the sample according to customers drawing. When the Engineering Member finished the samples and sent to QC inspection. Then QC checked the samples and stamped "QC pass". The Engineering Member took it back and sent to Sales Department. Finally the Sales sent them to customers for confirmation. The flow is for samples. The mass productions' flow is samilar. 

Of course the products are very simple. The samples are made by the talents in Engineering Department. So the quality of samples is good.But when the mass productions are produced,the problems happen one by one. The nonconformances are like the flood out of floodgate. QC can't stop it. Some nonconformances are detected by Customers and the customers complaints are coming.Then engineering member help QC to explain to the boss,"good products are made out by Produce Department instead of QC checking".

Quality is from producing instead of inspecting.This is a kind of quality ideal level.

The higher level is that quality is from designing instead of producing. Talking about the point, I think it is approaching APQP ideal. Of course APQP should be a systematic and scientical actions instead of making show. I am sure I have the ideal. Next step I will study the detailed actions.