Abstract
This paper studies the Multiple Run Sampling (MRS) plan introduced by Vance and Mc Donald (1979) which is useful for the initial stages of production. This plan accepts the process or a batch if a run of s conforming items is observed before the occurrence of k+1 non-conforming items. Formulae are given for the Operating Characteristic (OC) and Average Sample Number (ASN) of the plan along with tables useful for designing MRS plans when the fraction of nonconforming items is very low.