Simulation models are useful to predict and understand the impact of changes to a manufacturing system. Typical factory simulation models include the parts being manufactured in t...
Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Brian F. Conaghan, Laurent He...
In this paper, multiple orders per job type formation and release strategies are described for semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs). Different orders are groupe...
Jens Zimmermann, Scott J. Mason, John W. Fowler, L...
This paper proposes an analytical model useful in the design of conveyor-based Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor manufacturing. The objective is ...
Dima Nazzal, Andrew Johnson, Hector J. Carlo, Jesu...
Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs) are among the most complex production facilities. A large product variety, hundreds of processing steps per product, hundre...
A significant challenge in implementing the Theory of Constraints in the semiconductor industry is the complex and reentrant nature of the manufacturing process. Managing a constr...