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TABLE 17.1 (Continued)
Aims, Expectations, and Requirements Based on Schaefer’s Characterization of APQP
Documentation
with supplier
Process instructions
Proof of training
Logistics agreement, minimum inventory
planning
Dened packaging specications and
corrosion protection
Submission to
customer
Status in APQP status report Status in APQP status report Status in APQP status report
Packaging specication and corrosion
protection agreed on with the customer
Production Trial Run
Mass Production Inspection Plan/Control
Plan Preliminary Process Capability Study
Process capability studies use statistical methods
to prove that the pr