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There are three main benefits to having a baseline plan. A baseline plan helps team members keep on track with the end goal. For example, if the baseline projected that a portion of the project would take two weeks to complete and a month has gone by, that may be an indication that something is amiss.
Benefits of APQP are as follows: 1  Lowest cost solutions can be found earlier in the process. 2  Multiple options for mitigating a risk when it's found earlier in the design process. 3  Improved collaboration between the design and process portions of product creation. 4  Improved Design for Manufacturing and Assembly.