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UNIT F.  PROCESS ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTION PLANNING 
COMPETENCY: 012.00 : Start-up a production process.
OBJECTIVE: 012.03  : Conduct and evaluate a pilot run to debug the manufacturing system.

 
 
Conduct and Evaluate a Pilot Run

A. Explain the purpose of conducting a pilot run

    1. A pilot run is a practice session to make sure all systems are functioning as planned

    2. Chance to find and remove any problems before full scale production begins

B. Describe the factors that are checked during a pilot run

    1. Timing of events

    2. Accuracy of tooling
 

 Resources

An example of a pilot run using a questionaire
A pilot run problem