Application of a constraint based production line management system for semiconductor manufacturing

Author

Babikian, Richard ; Sanders, Marijke

Author_Institution

Intel Ireland Ltd., Leixlip, UK

fYear

1997

fDate

6-8 Oct 1997

Abstract

One of the key components of the theory of constraints is the application of the “drum-buffer-rope” principle to production line management. This involves linking the start of material into the production line with the performance of the constraint. The methodology presented in this paper uses an inventory profile system (IFS) automation tool to track the factory inventory and performance of constraint and near constraint equipment. This equipment is monitored using control charts of the inventory. A wafer start modulation algorithm computes the over or under inventory in wafers and the recovery time which are used in the starts decision making process

Keywords

constraint theory; decision support systems; integrated circuit manufacture; management; production control; stock control; constraint based production line management system; control charts; decision making process; drum-buffer-rope principle; factory inventory; inventory profile system; recovery time; semiconductor manufacturing; wafer start modulation algorithm; Availability; Constraint theory; Control charts; Decision making; Joining processes; Manufacturing automation; Monitoring; Production facilities; Production systems; Semiconductor device manufacture;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference Proceedings, 1997 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3752-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSM.1997.664490

Filename

664490