Safeguard start of production

Advanced product quality planning is based on the needs of large car manufacturers whose suppliers are intrinsically integrated into the project development. iqs APQP is a software module for the definition and completion of available actions which form the basis of a successfully controlled project.

Timeline with detailed information

iqs APQP maps out in detail a project up to the start of production including all individual steps, all deadlines and cost requirements. Due to the fact that all documents are filed in connection with each project, APQP is a central instrument for ensuring a successful production.

Acting pro-actively

Deviations from the specification are highlighted by the software and can point out the impact on further project processes. Actions for countermeasure can be immediately triggered. In this way you can spot risks in advance and pro-actively eliminate them.

Time and Cost Savings

Up to now, status reports must be manually generated from Office files and transferred into reports as stipulated or required by the customer - a time consuming, cost intensive and error prone process. iqs APQP allows you to automatically generate different report formats.

Recognise interactions

iqs APQP integrates all partners into a supply chain - that way the same information basis is available to all parties. Interactions and dependencies are directly recognisable within a project development.

Learn from similar problems

Each plan deviation is filed and saved alongside the corresponding problem and solution. Through the link to the iqs KC, the iqs APQP generates a "Lessons learned", whereby similar projects can then access existing experiences.

• Supports the CIP
• Data exchange with other project tracking systems
• Company wide project processing across locations.
• Creation of project templates and check-lists in accordance with QS9000
• Responses with different specifications possible.
• Risk assessment
• Gnatt diagrams, Pert diagrams, Network diagram, Critical path
• GYR tables
• Workflow with information management (e.g. event mail and escalation management)
• Change management - archiving and versioning from intermediate results and all status reports
• Action management with status, deadlines and persons responsible
• Resource planning linked with roles (utilisation of employees)
• Each task linked with sub tasks
• Reporting system e.g. status reports according to QS9000 and report templates.
• Current drawings from iqs AZ always to hand
• Saving and filing of all APQP related documentation through integrated document management
• Different project teams with external members in individual project phases definable
• Simple management of specifications in the iqs Knowledge Center
• Feasibility analyses possible
• Problems and their solutions can be collected and shown via similar projects (lessons learned)