The NEW — Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Fourth Edition manual, developed by Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will officially be released on March 1, 2006.
Updated to align with the automotive process approach, the PPAP manual defines requirements for the production part approval process, as defined by Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.
The PPAP Fourth Edition includes the following changes : • Alignment of PPAP to the ISO/TS 16949:2002 process approach
• Alignment of PPAP to the ISO/TS 16949:2002 process approach
• Relocation of Customer Specific Instructions to appropriate Web sites to provide current requirements
• Update of Truck OEM requirements and moved to Appendix H
• Revised Part Submission Warrant (PSW)
• Updated specific PPAP requirements, including:
• Modified customer notification and submission requirements to align with OEM requirements
• Clarified and communized Appendices C, D, and E to match the PPAP reporting requirements
• Revised Tire Appendix to allow OEM specification of applicability and to eliminate duplications with allowances already provided in the PPAP requirements
• Reorganized and updated Appendix F to stress the importance of the Bulk Materials Checklist
• Revised Glossary to be consistent with the updates in the text
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1 : General
Section 2 : PPAP Process Requirements
Section 3 : Customer Notification and Submission Requirements
Section 4 : Submission to Customer-Levels of Evidence
Section 5 : Part Submission Status
Section 6 : Record Retention
Appendicies
Appendix A : Completion of The Part Submission Warrant (PSW)
Appendix B : Completion of The Appearance Approval Report
Appendix C : Production Part Approval, Dimensional Results
Appendix D : Production Part Approval, Material Test Results
Appendix E : Production Part Approval, Performance Test Results
Appendix F : Bulk Material-Specific Requirements
Appendix G : Tires-Specific Requirements
Appendix H : Truck Industry-Specific Requirements
Glossary
