Factory operating control
Review the First 90 Days as an Operating Baseline
The first operating review should compare the agreed startup basis with actual saleable output, loss patterns, quality status, utilities, material behavior, cleaning, maintenance, competency, warehouse flow and open supplier or factory actions. Time passing alone does not prove stable production.
01 · Buyer or factory inputs
Information the decision needs
- Original performance and acceptance basis
- Production, downtime, reject and hold trends
- Utility and treatment operating records
- Packaging and supplier-lot performance
- Cleaning, maintenance and spare usage
- Training, shift, warehouse and open-action records
02 · Operating objective
What completion should achieve
Establish an evidence-based operating baseline, close startup obligations and prioritize the next controlled improvements.
03 · Required controls
Turn the objective into controlled work
- 01
Use saleable output and one consistent period basis
- 02
Compare trends by SKU, shift and operating condition
- 03
Review recurring stops, rejects, holds and temporary workarounds
- 04
Reconcile utility, material, maintenance and labor effects
- 05
Close or reassign supplier and factory open actions
- 06
Approve controlled baselines and improvement priorities for the next period
04 · Factory interfaces
What connects to this decision
- Startup promise to actual operating evidence
- Supplier open item to factory ownership
- Loss trend to maintenance and training plan
- Quality trend to material and process review
- Operating baseline to budget and upgrade decisions
05 · Evidence to collect
Records that make review possible
- Ninety-day trend and reconciliation pack
- Open-item closure or transfer record
- Controlled setting and procedure baseline
- Competency, maintenance and spare review
- Approved improvement priorities and owners
06 · Common failure modes
Do not confuse a pattern with a confirmed cause
1The review uses only monthly production totals
2Temporary workarounds are accepted as normal
3Supplier and factory responsibilities remain mixed
4A short good run hides recurring quality or utility instability
07 · Responsibility boundary
Name who confirms each part
| Role | Possible responsibility in this stage |
|---|---|
| Operations owner | Defines the operating condition, assigns the record and confirms that actions fit the production plan. |
| Quality owner | Defines product-status, sampling, release and escalation controls within the factory system. |
| Maintenance owner | Confirms safe technical work, equipment condition, evidence and restart requirements. |
| Supplier / Allot Tech | Reviews the documented interface or symptom and coordinates project-specific questions within the agreed scope. |
08 · Completion criteria
Evidence that the stage can advance
- Actual performance and status are visible
- Recurring losses have evidence and ownership
- Startup open items are closed or transferred
- Controlled baselines replace temporary settings
- Next improvement priorities have measures and owners
Decision support
Questions operating teams ask
Must the review occur exactly on day 90?
No. Use an agreed operating period with enough representative evidence; the name describes the early-operation control cycle.
Does stable output mean startup is complete?
Not by itself. Quality, utilities, maintenance, people, documents, spares and open obligations also need review.
Editorial responsibility: Allot Tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. · Last updated .