Title :
Sizing a pilot production line using simulation
Author :
Qu, Peng ; Skinner, Geoffrey E. ; Mason, Scott J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
The semiconductor industry is rapidly expanding worldwide. With the continuing advancement of technology, companies are continually striving to develop and maintain cutting edge products to stay "ahead of the curve." As a result, old and new companies alike often have the need to develop pilot production lines to test new engineering and processing ideas. We present a case study example of how simulation can be used to establish the initial tooling and operator requirements for pilot production lines, as well as to estimate the fixed and recurring costs associated with the line
Keywords :
digital simulation; electronics industry; integrated circuit economics; tools; cutting edge products; fixed costs; operator requirements; pilot production line; production line sizing; recurring costs; semiconductor industry; simulation; tooling requirements; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Electronics industry; Maintenance engineering; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Production facilities; Semiconductor device manufacture; Silicon; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7307-3
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2001.977432
