QS 9000 is a quality system standard for the automotive industry, developed in the USA in 1994 by Ford, General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler and the US truck manufacturers. original QS-9000, the automotive version of the ISO-9000 quality system. While the QS-9000 system is now obsolete, replaced by the new ISO/TS 16949, the requirement for doing a PPAP remains. Other industries have grasped these concepts and this requirement is growing ever larger spanning many industries not previously concerned with such APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) - je ramec, soustava postupu a technik pouzitych pri vyvoji vyrobku zejmena v sektoru prumyslu a vyroby.Ramec APQP je nejvice rozsiren v automobilovem prumyslu.APQP je koncept hodne podobny konceptu Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) a je odvozeny z normy rady QS 9000. Future of APQP and PPAP in Doubt. APQP and PPAP. Looking at PPAP first, QS-9000 4.2.4 Product Approval Process, 4.2.4.1 General states: "The supplier shall fully comply with all requirements set forth in the Production Part Approval Process manual." The term "shall" requires use of the PPAP - Production Part Approval Process. Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) defines requirements for production part approval, including production and bulk materials. "Quality System Requirements - QS-9000" is the result of the work of a joint action group established by the US automotive manufacturers Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. AIAG and VDA have released a draft FMEA manual integrating the AIAG and VDA approaches. This was a part of a 3 year project involving OEMs and Tier Ones. 8.1 PPAP Prior to starting mass production, the supplier shall, if not agreed otherwise, submit a PPAP according to VDA-Volume 2 (alternatively PPAP QS 9000). Verification of applicability and capability shall be provided. In general, the supplie Prior to starting mass production, the supplier shall submit initial samples of the product built under Planovani kvality,APQP,PPAP. APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning. APQP, Pokrocile (nebo nekdy se rika Moderni) planovani kvality, je odvozeno z americke prirucky pro normy rady QS 9000 (automobilovy prumysl). I see no point to go to QS, since ISO/TS is not harder to achive than QS, it is accepted by all automotive OEM arround the world, it is built on ISO 9000:2000 with aditional requirements for the automotive industry (so you already have the base for it) and QS will no longer be accepted (sooner or later). That answers your question number 2. The new APQP manual officially replaced the first edition Nov. 1. Like the last edition of the AIAG PPAP manual and the upcoming revision to ISO 9001, this revision is an evolutionary rather than revolutionary change to the original document. The revision substitutes references to QS-9000 with its replacement, ISO TS/16949. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an analytical methodology used to ensure that potential problems have been considered and addressed throughout the product and process development process. Part of the evaluation and analysis is the assessment of risk. QS-9000 Standard . The Quality System Requirements QS-9000, or simply QS-9000, is an international quality management system (QMS) standard for the automotive industry originally developed by and for the 'Big Three' of the American auto industry, namely, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation. QS-9000 Standard . The Quality System Requirements QS-9000, or simply Q