Component Qualification / PPAP

Run component qualification and PPAP from a central, searchable document repository — with email-based document collection, configurable phased approvals, and tight integration to environmental compliance and quality.

Business Challenge Key Features Business Benefits

Business Challenge

Component qualification and PPAP are document-heavy and easy to lose track of

As outsourcing increases, manufacturers depend on suppliers to deliver qualified components. But qualification and the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) generate large volumes of documents that are hard to collect, organize, and approve across functions.

Without integrated quality management, component issues open loopholes or take longer to resolve. On-going design and process changes are hard to track, and without a central repository of qualified components, it is difficult to reuse components that are already qualified.

The result is higher qualification and PPAP costs, longer cycle times, time-to-market delays, higher quality risk, and increased risk of a non-compliant component leading to recalls and field repairs.

Key Features

A central, integrated home for qualification and PPAP

Collect documents effortlessly, approve them across functions, and reuse what's already qualified.

Central qualification document repositoryKeep PPAP documents for all components in one place, searchable by document and keyword.
Configure PPAP levels and phased PPAPTrack PPAP requirements, configure PPAP levels, and configure phased PPAP to match your process.
Email-based document exchangeSuppliers email documents to a central address (such as [email protected]); the system automatically extracts attachments and files them against the right component and requirement.
Configurable approval processesMulti-step and parallel approval workflows enable approval of requirements across functional departments.
Integrated environmental compliancePPAP is integrated with the Environmental Compliance application, enabling IMDS reporting.
Integrated quality managementComponent qualification is integrated with corrective action (CAPA) and audit management, closing quality loopholes.
Reuse qualified componentsA central repository makes it easy to leverage components that have already been qualified.

Business Benefits

Business benefits

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Lower qualification costCentral, automated document handling cuts manual effort.

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Shorter cycle timesConfigurable approvals speed qualification and PPAP.

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Reduced time-to-market riskFaster qualification keeps launches on schedule.

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Lower quality and recall riskIntegrated CAPA and audits close quality loopholes.

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Component reuseFind and reuse already-qualified components.

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Better change controlTrack design and process changes over time.

See component qualification and PPAP in action

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