Advanced Product Quality Planning(APQP)

By Shishir Bharadwaj | Quality Council of India

Learners enrolled: 513

"A manufacturing organization constantly looks for new customers and

when it goes around acquiring a new business there is a risk of failure which

may not be that severe that one may fall down.The failure means that every now and then either your process suffers or the quality suffers or the customer expectations are not fully met etc. Now well-established supply-chain owner for example automobile

companies, they have a reputation and have a product quality which is

well established , so if a new company which is getting into

manufacturing or has been manufacturing wants to enter into the

supply-chain, it will have to make sure that this stability, reliability and

efficiency of the supply-chain is not impacted. To make sure that such

disturbance is replaced by smooth functioning of the supply-chain, the companies go through a process which is called Advanced Product Quality Planning process.

In this course, the learners will be acquainted with the meaning of APQP, its goal, background, compliance and its 4 phases and 5 major activities."

"APQP methodology is deployed for Product quality planning as a ""structured method of defining and implementing the steps necessary to ensure customer satisfaction with the product.

The steps systematically help in learning how to orientate resources to customer satisfaction.

Support early detection of necessary changes to prevent late changes that helps to create good quality products on time and at the lowest cost. "

Indicative Industry Sectors :

Manufacturing

Note: This is an indicative list based on suggestions provided by course coordinators and should not be treated as final and binding.

Indicative Program Alignments :

M.Mkt.M.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Marketing
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	12 Jan 2026
End Date :	30 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2026
Exam Date :
Translation Languages :	English
NCrF Level	6.5
Industry Details :	Engineering & Manufacturing

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Course layout

Week 1: Description of APQP
Week 2: Plan and Define Program
Week 3: Product Design and Development
Week 4: Process Design and Development
Week 5: Product and Process Validation
Week 6: Feedback, Assessment, Corrective Action

Books and references

None

Instructor bio

Shishir Bharadwaj

Quality Council of India

Mr. Shishir Bharadwaj will be the trainer on the course. He is an Operations Management Consultant, who, after working with Japanese JV manufacturing Light Commercial Trucks and observing first-hand the customer experience and usage of products designed, started his journey in the field of Operations Management consultancy in the UK, focusing on Finite Capacity Scheduling, selecting & implementing ERPs. He is now dedicated to improving manufacturing companies' bottom line and competitiveness based on the principles of flow and the Theory of Constraints.

He is associated with the Quality Council of India through his work as the trainer for Master Trainers for the ZED Maturity Assessment Model and has developed many e-learning courses in tandem with eQuest, the e-learning hub of QCI.

Course certificate

Enrolling and learning from the course is free. However, if you wish to obtain a certificate, you must register and take the proctored exam in person at one of the designated exam centres. The registration URL will be announced when the registration form is open. To obtain the certification, you need to fill out the online registration form and pay the exam fee of Rs.750/-. More details will be provided when the exam registration form is published, including any potential changes. For further information on the exam locations and the conditions associated with filling out the form, please refer to the form.

Grading Components:

Internal Assignment Score: This contributes 25% to the final grade. It is calculated based on the average of the best 3 out of 6 assignments submitted during the course.

Proctored Final Exam Score: This contributes 75% to the final grade and is based on the proctored final exam, which is scored out of 100.

Overall Course Score: The overall course score is the weighted sum of the internal assignment score and the proctored final exam score.

Assessment Type	Weightage
Weekend Assessment	25%
Final Exam	75%

Eligibility for Certification:

To qualify for the course certificate, you must meet both of the following criteria:

Average Assignment Score ≥ 10/25
Final Exam Score ≥ 30/75

If either of these conditions is not met, you will not be eligible for certification, even if your final score is 40 or higher (out of 100).

Score	Type of Certificate
>=90	Gold
76 - 89	Silver
61 - 75	Bronze
40 - 60	Successfully Completed
<39	No Certificate

Sample Certificate:

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