• Gain a basic understanding of the Core Tools used in New Product Development as well as for ongoing process control for existing products.
• Conduct basic SPC & MSA studies and interpret results.
• Focus on New Product Development Assurance through APQP and PPAP
• Understand the importance and necessity of APQP & PPAP to meet customer requirements
• Focus on the use of Process Management to achieve standardization and improvement using Process Flow
• Take part in FMEA reviews in your organization and contribute in CFT meetings
• Add value in Production/Manufacturing Services through effective implementation of the core tools
• Participate in FMEA discussions

Learning-by-doing approach: The entire program is divided into 5 sessions (A total of 34 hours) on Core tools. Sessions are staggered over weeks to give inputs in stages along with assignments 

• Session 1: Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP): 1 full day on 16 September 2022, a total of 6 hours
• Session 2: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) 3 hours each on 20, 21, 22 September 2022, a total of 9 hours
• Session 3: Measurement System Analysis (MSA), 3 hours each on 27, 28, 29, September 2022, a Total of 9 hours
• Session 4: Statistical Process Control (SPC), 3 hours each on 11, 12 October 2022, a total of 6 hours
• Session 5: Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)  13 October 2022, 4 hours
• Quiz question sets in every session to ensure participants have understood the topics.
• Assignments after each session ( 4 sets of assignments ) to ensure participants not only learn the theory, examples, case studies during training but also become competent to practice by themselves.
• Participants to complete the assignments and submit before the next session
• Review of assignments for corrections/improvement
• Final test and Assessment
• Certification issued after completion of assignments and final test
• Soft copies of Training materials and Case studies will be given after the training.
• The program is designed to ensure participants can effectively learn and implement Core Tools of Quality in their own projects in the industry.

This course is ideal for those who are responsible for product development, operations management, quality control, and engineering including department managers, supervisors, quality representatives, engineers, and administrative staff who have a focus on business improvement, performance, and profitability.

This program will be conducted by Mr. M. C. Ramakrishnan, Former Vice President -Quality, Bosch Limited & Mr. Gautam Doshi, Advisor, IMTMA.

Mr. M. C. Ramakrishnan is an industry expert with over 40 years of experience in the field of quality tools like Six Sigma, SPC, MSA, Poka - Yoke etc. He is a trained ISO 9001 and TS 16949 auditor, trained six sigma black belt as well as an FMEA moderator. He has championed a number of Quality Improvement projects at Bosch. He was associated in Bosch's campaign and pursuit for 5S, Poka Yoke, SPC, MSA & TPM initiatives.

Mr. Gautam Doshi is a B.Tech. (Mech) from IIT, Powai, and an industry expert with over 45 years of experience in Machine Tool and Automotive industry. He has conducted several training programs, seminars & workshops on machine tool-related subjects. He is a consultant to reputed companies in the area of Productivity and Quality improvement and an Adviser to many companies manufacturing automotive components and Dies & Moulds. Mr. Doshi is a former Vice President & Technical Director, PMT Machine Tool Automatics Ltd., Pune, and has also served in Tata Motors for over 5 years. He is the author of several IMTMA publications such as 'First Time CNC', and Guidelines on Process Capability to name a few.