PPAP Management
Live!PPAP
Manage the complete Production Part Approval Process through a structured, collaborative workflow. Live!PPAP helps teams organize PPAP documentation, assign responsibilities, track deadlines, and manage submissions according to defined requirements.
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Structured PPAP. Complete Visibility.
Live!PPAP transforms the PPAP process into a structured digital workflow, manage documentation, track progress, maintaining visibility throughout the submission process.
Centralized PPAP
Documentation
Manage PPAP elements and documents within a structured digital environment, from Design Records and FMEA to Control Plans, MSA, Dimensional Results, and PSW.
Task Assignment &
Tracking
Assign PPAP activities to individual users or cross-functional teams, define deadlines, and track the progress of each submission element.
Configurable PPAP
Workflows
Customize templates, approval hierarchies, and workflows to align with customer requirements and internal quality standards.
Complete PPAP management, fully tailored to your workflow
Manage PPAP documentation, responsibilities, approvals, and submission progress in one configurable platform designed for visibility, accountability, and streamlined quality processes.
Complete PPAP Coverage in One Platform
- Centralized PPAP Elements: Manage required PPAP documentation within one structured platform.
- Document Generation: Generate required PPAP documentation based on the selected submission level.
- Supporting Documentation: Manage documents such as Design Records, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA Studies, and PSW.
- Submission-Level Management: Support different PPAP submission levels based on the required documentation.
- Responsibility Assignment: Assign individual PPAP elements to specific users or cross-functional teams.
- Defined Deadlines: Set timelines and due dates for PPAP activities.
- Real-Time Progress Tracking: Monitor the status of each PPAP element throughout the submission process.
- Team Accountability: Maintain clear ownership of activities from data collection through final approval.
- Configurable Templates: Customize PPAP templates according to organizational requirements.
- Approval Hierarchies: Define approval levels and responsibilities for PPAP reviews.
- Customer-Specific Requirements: Adapt workflows and documentation to specific customer requirements.
- Standardized Processes: Establish consistent PPAP workflows across projects and teams.
- PPAP Status Monitoring: Track overall submission progress from a centralized view.
- Complete Process Visibility: Monitor documentation, assigned activities, approvals, and pending tasks.
- Centralized Knowledge: Maintain previous PPAP information for reference in future submissions.
- Improved Submission Management: Help teams identify pending activities and manage PPAP requirements efficiently.
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Live!PPAP generates the required PPAP documents based on the level of submission, assigns tasks to team members, and tracks progress, significantly reducing manual document preparation and coordination effort.
Live!QC Tools comprehensively covers all standard PPAP requirements — all 19 documents, including Design Records, DFMEA, PFMEA, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, MSA Studies, Dimensional Results, Initial Process Studies (SPC), Appearance Approval Report, Master Sample, Checking Aids, and the Part Submission Warrant (PSW), among others.
Tasks can be assigned to different users with defined responsibilities and deadlines, allowing cross-functional teams to collaborate efficiently throughout the PPAP process.
Live!PPAP shortens time-to-market, improves customer compliance, reduces documentation effort, minimizes approval delays, and builds a centralized knowledge base for future product approvals.
Structured. Collaborative. PPAP Ready.
Live!PPAP digitizes the Production Part Approval Process by managing all 19 PPAP elements within a centralized platform. It automates document generation, task assignments, workflow approvals, progress tracking, and submission management—helping manufacturers streamline PPAP preparation, ensure customer compliance, improve cross-functional collaboration, reduce approval time, and maintain complete traceability throughout the product approval lifecycle.
