Tower's approach:

• Select the appropriate project manager for the program with the necessary experience and breadth of understanding.
• Follow the Advanced Product Quality Plan (APQP), a rigorous process that includes formal reviews at each key milestone of the project.
• Apply the needed resources all the way from product conception until operational stability is achieved post-launch.

Customer benefit: Shorter time to launch, smoother start of production.

Tower recently drew on its global resources to develop and launch a major OEM program on a very tight timeline. The project, which included multiple structural stampings and assemblies made with high-strength materials, launched on time within a 14-month timeframe.