“APQP / SRV’s”

Supplier Readiness Valve

System Enhancement to better support to existing

Valve process.

For GM SQEs and Suppliers

Rev April 2014
 Current Valve Function

1. Tracks Completion
Dates of Important
Metrics.

2. Identifies Red
Issues during the
APQP Process.

3. Displays Valve
Completion Status.
 Why Change?

1.) Resolve Errors with grouping and missing data.

2.) Make Valve a Living Document . Allow SQEs to update the

status at any time. Provide comment section for each question.

3.) Support Early Escalation & Resolution of Issues. Real time

data Drill Down capabilities which include how long Red Issues
have been Open (e.g. by SQE, Supervisor, Manager, Program).
 Supplier Readiness Valve (SRV)
Valve to SRV

• Definition: It is a meeting with the supplier in

which standard questions are asked for the
purpose of identifying Red issues.
Old verses Enhanced Valve
Enhanced
 APQP Process
Run @
Sourced Contract APQP Valve A Valve B PPAP PPAP Rate Run at
(Table ed Kick Off Valve Event Valve Rate
Knock) Event
30 30
Da Da
ys ys

Sourced Contract APQP SRV1 SRV2 SRV3 PPAP Run at

(Table ed Kick Off Event Rate
Knock) Event
30 30
Da Da
ys ys
 Vehicle Valve Due Dates
Sourced APQP
Kick Off

30 30
Da Da

OLD ys ys

PPAP Run at
Contract Rate Valve
Valve
ed R@R
1rst
Valve A Valve B Saleable Completion
Tool Required Start First MRD Deadline
Date Production (-15wks) (-8wks )
(Approx -120 to -78 Part Required
wks) (Approx -
APQP SQE to adjust to 38wks)
Sourced
Kick Off match Tool
Construction Start
Enhanced 30
Da
30
Date
Da
ys ys

SRV1 SRV2 SRV3

Contract
-76 wks Veh SORP -36 wks Veh SORP -25 wks Veh SORP
ed
(1 wk before PPV PQRR)
(1 wk before IVB PQRR) (1 wk before MVBns
PQRR)
 Powertrain Valve Due Dates
Sourced APQP
Kick Off

OLD
30 30
Day Day
s s

Contracte Run at
Valve B PPAP Valve Rate Valve
d Valve A Powertrain Powertrain R@R
Powertrain P Release Design Purchase Completion
Freeze Parts (PP) Deadline
PPAP
APQP
Sourced
Kick Off

Enha 30 30

nced
Da Da
ys ys

Contract SRV1 SRV2

ed -98 wks PT SORP -68 wks PT SORP SRV3
(after 100% PT P (midway between Gamma -47 wks PT SORP
release) build and Purchase Part Full (review before PPV
PPAP) MRD)
Old Valve Question Type

19 Tasks/Categories
1 Question per Task
Red/Yellow/Green
Defined Answers
Answers Locked at
“Locked Date”
Enhanced Valve Question
Type
21 Elements/Categories
4-6 Questions per Element
Red/Green
Answers based on SQE
Judgment
Answers can be updated
anytime
Pop-Up detail of question
Comment area for each
question
Last person to update
captured
 Red or Green
Current System: Answers are Limited to a “Pre-Defined” Red,
Yellow, or Green selection

New System: Red or Green answers are defined by SQE Judgment.

System is designed to find and help escalate Red Issues. It is not
designed to replace the Red/Yellow/Green Open Issues List. The
question the Valve System is answering is “Do you need help?”.

Guidelines for Red and Green

RED 1. Need Help to resolve
2. Communicate Issue to Supervisor or SQ Manager
3. Not Complete with No Plan or a High Risk Plan
4. Not Complete and plan is late to program dates

GREEN 1. Complete
2. On Track
3. Not Complete but have a low risk plan that meets
program dates
 Elements
Elements are groupings
of questions.

Questions fall into 1 of

the 21 Elements or
Categories or APQP
Tasks

Old Valve had 19 APQP

Tasks

New Valve has 21

Elements

Elements were called

APQP Tasks in the Old
Valve

Each Element has 4 or

5 questions
Old to Enhanced Valve Comparison
Current
• 4 “Valves”
– A, B, PPAP, Run@Rate
• Kick Off Meeting NOT in Valve
• 1 Question per 19 Categories
• Categories Not Arranged
• Defined Red/Yellow/Green
Answers
• “Snapshot in time” format
• Part Data from GSTS
• Part Groups from GSTS
• Valve Report Outside GQTS Valve
Module
Enhanced
• 3 “Supplier Readiness Valves”
– SRV 1, SRV2, SRV3
• Kick Off Meeting IN Valve
• Many Questions per 21 Categories
• Categories Arranged in Workflow
Order
• Red/Green Answers - SQE Judgment
• “Open Issues” format
• Part Data from GQTS
• SQE Defines Part Group
• Valve Reporting Within GQTS Valve
Module
What happens on changeover day?
1. Completed MY15 & MY16 Valve As & Bs will be transferred to the
New Valve

2. Non Completed SRVs due prior to the change date will Automatically
be Exempted

3. Old Valve will be turned off

 SRV Tab

Conduct / Update: Area where the SQE or

Supplier conducts work.

Valve Status: Area where a Valve

completion summary is displayed.

Question Status: Area where a more

detailed report of the valve questions
reside.
 Conduct / Update Page - Duns
Selection

Purpose: To select one duns to conduct

the SRV at.

Use one Option only at a time.

Option A: Select Name.. Duns Number

will auto fill…..Select Duns

Option B: Enter 1 part number…. Query

Duns Code… Select Duns from drop
down.

Option C: Enter Duns…..Optional – Enter

group of parts
Conduct / Update - Part # Selection
(1 of 2)

Purpose: Select Parts and Action

Sort part list using column header toggle buttons

Select part numbers on left

Choose Action Button

Suppliers will not see the Exempt, Update Due

Date, Update Lead Program buttons
Conduct / Update - Part # Selection
(2 of 2)

Review
Due Date
Status
Red Issues
Group #

Dark Blue indicates Due Date manually

changed
Conduct / Update – Question Pop Up

00000000 -GM Supplier

Purpose: Answer Red / Green and add

comments

Once a supplier updates the questions the

“Last Update” column font will be red. The
SQE resaves the Question Pop Up screen.
Exempt
Update Due Dates
 Update Lead Program

NOTE: Only use for Carry Over Parts with

New Duns for a Future Model Year.

Other Lead Program Issues should be

resolved by an Admin.
 Export To Excel
GM Supplier
Date Tracker
Large Part Count

For Manufacturing Duns that have over 200

Parts.

Screen changes to a “Paging Format”.

1. First select parts from different pages

2. Select “Finalized Parts List” button
 Valve Status
• Open
– Pending SQE Review
– Required Now
– Required <3 Weeks
– Required >3 Weeks
• Completed – All Questions Answered
• Exempt
Valve Status

Purpose: Provide a
status of the SRVs for
the selected SQEs,
Programs, or
Suppliers.

3 Display Options

Drilldown to detail
Question Status (1 of 2)
Question Status (2 of 2)
Date Tracker
 Date Tracker

Red Cells require immediate action

Yellow Cells indicate warning that the due date is coming up

SQE to enter the Required Start of Tool Construction

SQE to enter the Actual Start of Tool Construction

 Procedural Updates
• GM1927 APQP Manual
Updated
– TASK 4 APQP Kick Off Meeting and Valve Assessments

• GM1927-01 Project Plan

Updated
• GM1927-04 APQP Manual
Deleted
• GM1927-11 APQP Valve Assessments
Updated
• GM1297-14 APQP Kick Off Checklist
Deleted
 APQP SRV’s Template
What is the APQP SRV’s Template?
Review and complete all the APQP tasks on time.

What is the difference between the actual GM1927-11 APQP Valve Assessments versus the
APQP SRV’s Template?

With the APQP SRV’s Template, we have the target date for each task and we can perform a
review every week in where at least 5 to 9 tasks can be reviewed it to ensure completion, doing
so, we will avoid any open item during the SRV review date, we will know since week -106 if
some tasks from the SRV1 are not complete instead of week -76.

With the APQP SRV’s Template, we are following the APQP task by task and not just doing a
"check list" during the SRV review date.
 APQP SRV’s Template
Pros
• Living document, adding new programs daily, weekly, monthly.
• Clear vision of when the SRV tasks must occur.
• Standardized planning for SQEs and suppliers.
• Review and complete all SRV tasks on time.
• Aware about missing or incomplete SRV tasks before SRV review
date.
• Complete knowledge about the current status for any program.

Cons
• Manual updates.
 Q&A

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Electrical SMT