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What is PPAP?

PPAP stands for Production Part Approval Process. It is a standardized process used in the automotive and other manufacturing industries to ensure that suppliers can consistently produce parts that meet the customer's specifications during actual production runs. It provides documented evidence that the supplier's production process is capable of producing parts that meet all requirements.

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What other technologies are related to PPAP?

PPAP Complementary Technologies

APQP

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a framework for product development. It is strongly complementary to PPAP, as it defines the steps needed to create a quality plan that PPAP validates.

mentioned alongside PPAP in 60% (13k) of relevant job posts

MSA

Measurement System Analysis (MSA) ensures the reliability of the measurement systems used in production. It is complementary because PPAP requires evidence that the measurement systems are capable.

mentioned alongside PPAP in 53% (7.1k) of relevant job posts

FMEA

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) identifies potential failure modes and their effects. It is complementary because it helps define the requirements that PPAP verifies.

mentioned alongside PPAP in 25% (9.2k) of relevant job posts