If you are a SUPPLIER, creating a PPAP for a Customer

There are two types of documents in a PPAP:

1. Planning Docs: Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, PFMEAs
2. Execution Docs: Inspection Results, Material Certificates, Test Data, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA / Gage R&R), Process Capability Studies (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk)

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You can create both sets of documents in 1factory and manage all these documents in a simple file management system. Here are the instructions:

CREATING THE DOCS:

1. Setup List of Values and Process Library:
   1. Click on your name in the top-right corner to open the dropdown menu
   2. Click on List of Values
   3. Select PPAP > Operation Names.
   4. Create a List of Operation Names 
   5. Click on the Process icon on the left
      
   6. Create a Process Library, defining commonly used PFMEA and Control Plan elements by Process Name (e.g. the Failure Modes, Effects and Controls for Milling will be common across many different parts).
      
   7. These will be used as default values for PPAPs you create. You can override these defaults and make Part-specific adjustments as shown below.
2. Creating PPAP Planning Docs: Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan:
   1. Start by creating a Manufacturing QC Plan
   2. Assign an Operation Number to each specification that you want to include in your PFMEA or Control Plan
   3. Click on the PPAP tab in the Manufacturing QC Plan
      
   4. Here you can create all of the PPAP documents:
      1. Open the Process Flow tab and assign a Process Name for each Operation (e.g., Op 70 is Mill-Turn).
      2. Make sure to assign operation numbers for all operations including Outside Processing Steps such as Anodizing, Plating etc.
      3. Open the Control Plan tab. The defaults from the Process Library will be pre-populated in light-grey text. You can override any of these defaults with Part-specific changes.
      4. Open the PFMEA tab. The defaults from the Process Library will be pre-populated in light-grey text. You can override any of these defaults with Part-specific changes.
3. Creating PPAP Execution Docs: Inspection & Test Data, Process Capability Studies etc.:
   1. Inspection and Test Data can be recorded in 1factory's Manufacturing Inspection tab.
   2. Process Capability is automatically calculated, and can be output as a report from an Inspection.
   3. The Specifications as Columns or Specifications as Rows reports are available from within an Inspection to report Inspection & Test Data.

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MANAGING THE PPAP DOCS:

1. Managing PPAPs in a File Management System
   1. PPAP Planning and Execution Documents can all be attached and managed under the PPAP tile.
      
   2. You can then click on the "Email" icon to email yourself the final PPAP package (Zip file) to send to your customer.
      

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