productieovergang

Productieovergang is the phase in product development during which a product is transferred from development to production, with the aim of establishing a producible design, ready processes, and a robust supply chain. The transition ensures that the product can be manufactured at the required volume, with the intended quality, cost, and lead times.

Key activities include design for manufacturability assessment, creation of the manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) and process routing, selection and qualification of tooling and equipment, process capability studies, and the development of control plans and quality assurance methods. It often involves pilot or pre-series production to validate processes, together with risk management such as FMEA and a formal production part approval process (PPAP) or equivalent gate reviews. Documentation—assembly instructions, test procedures, specifications—are handed over to operations, and information systems (ERP/MES, CAD libraries) are updated.

Governance typically relies on a cross-functional team from engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and supply chain, sometimes following a stage-gate or APQP/PPAP-like framework. The expected outcome is a stable, scalable production line with predictable quality, lead times, and costs, and a minimized disruption during ramp-up.

In practice, productiever overgang is common in sectors with complex products or regulated environments, such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and medical devices, and can be referred to as production transfer, transfer to production, or production readiness.