Quality Is Important

Pre-production quality processes such as APQP and PPAP have a dramatic impact on a manufacturing company's bottom line. By automating these processes, leading manufacturing companies have seen tangible results, including:

* 18% reduction in scrap
* 50% reduction in PQP time
* 15% reduction in WIP inventory
* 40% increase in the Quality team's productivity

New advances in software are allowing manufacturers to more easily achieve these results.

Attendees will get practical tips and a practitioners view of pre-production quality processes at a major U.S. manufacturing company. In addition, Apexon will be demonstrating a new online solution for automating PPAP and APQP processes.

What

Automating PPAP and APQP Processes
An Apexon Active Supply Management Webinar

Event Date

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Who Should Attend

Quality, engineering, and supply chain operations executives and management with responsibility for pre-production collaborative processes with direct materials suppliers.

Mike Atterberry
6 Sigma Black Belt
Caterpillar, Inc.

Mike Atterberry is a project manager and 6 Sigma Certified Black Belt focused on Advanced Product Quality Planning in the Technology & Solutions Division of Caterpillar, Inc. Mike joined Caterpillar in 1972 and has held a variety of positions in machining and assembly, purchasing, material distribution, inventory control, and engineering. He also gained practical, hands-on experience as a general machinist at Johnson Hydraulic early in his career.

Andy Smith
Director, Product Management
Apexon, Inc.

Andy Smith leads efforts to define and develop Apexon's suite of Active Supply Management solutions, including Supply Performance Management and Pre-Production Quality (PPAP/APQP) offerings. Andy’s background includes 10 years of operations and manufacturing experience at Tyco International and 7 years of designing and marketing software solutions to meet the needs of business users, including Virsa Systems and SAP.