• Shridhar Kashinath Paramane
• Bipin Shevade

This paper presents the methodologies applied for zero defect station in an Automobile industry. APQP can lead to the high quality products which meet customer desires and at the same time increase the operating income requirements for an organization. It is a structured step-by-step approach intended to achieve product and process design without affecting quality, performance, reliability, safety or environment. Advance product quality planning framework is a standardized set of quality requirements that enable to design a product which satisfies customer. The primary goal of the product quality planning is to facilitate the communication and collaboration between engineering activities. A Cross Functional Team (CFT), involving marketing, product design, procurement, manufacturing and distribution process. Advanced product quality planning ensures the Voice of the Customer (VOC) is clearly understood, translated into requirements, technical specifications and special characteristics. The product or process benefits are designed in through prevention. Advanced product quality planning supports the early identification of change, both intentional and incidental. These changes can result in exciting new innovation supporting customer delight. When not managed well they translate to failure and customer dissatisfaction. The focus of APQP is utilization of tools and methods for mitigating the risks associated with change in the new product or process for transaxle shop. Advance product quality planning is acts as catalysts for product processes by adding a focus on potential areas for failure or deburring the performance of the product. This methodology sticks to the ground and provides systematic solution to achieve perceived quality of product. APQP successfully create an impact on product quality with zero defect manufacturing (ZDM) with accepted quality level defined by the company.

Advanced Product Quality Planning, Performance, Quality, Cross Functional Team, Voice of Customer, Zero Defect Manufacturing.

"Methodology for zero defect station by advanced product quality planning.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.819-822, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906H95.pdf

"Methodology for zero defect station by advanced product quality planning.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp819-822, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906H95.pdf