The Quality Core Tools are the building blocks of an effective quality management system. Developed in the 1980s for the auto industry, they’ve been proven so useful that they have also been adopted by other manufacturing sectors including aerospace, defense, medical, and pharmaceuticals. They include:
- Advanced Product Quality Planning & Control Plan (APQP)
- Product Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)