Walk the APQP Gate Before Production Pressure Hits
Make launch-gate decisions by checking risk, evidence, and production readiness before first shipment.
Launch pressure The housing program is two weeks from first shipset, but supplier approval, capability, and control-plan evidence are uneven. The wrong gate call can ship risk into customer hardware. AS9145 lens Evidence before rate A launch gate is a decision about residual risk, not a ceremonial checklist. Shortcut Ship because the schedule needs it. A launch decision that names blockers and constraints. Gate decisions should make risk explicit, authorized, and measurable. 01 Supplier change 02 Capability gap 03 Now you try External process Purchasing proposes a new coating supplier to recover schedule.
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