A due-date based production control policy using WIP balance for implementation in semiconductor fabrications

B. Lee, Y. H. Lee, T. Yang and J. Ignisio

International Journal of Production Research, 2008, vol. 46, issue 20, 5515-5529

Abstract: Production control policies are critical in the re-entrant processes of semiconductor fabrication. Manufacturing control policies such as input dispatching rules, CONWIP, and optimization-based rules have been implemented according to the managerial objectives of the wafer fabrication line. When few semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities were available, and the semiconductor industry was a seller's market, fabrications were operated to achieve both a high rate of production and high utilization of equipment. With the availability of more fabrications and the gradual shift to a buyer's market, customer satisfaction became a major measure of performance in semiconductor manufacturing. In this paper, due-date based production control policies for semiconductor fabrications are suggested, and their performances evaluated. Target balance (TB) optimization models using production target, due-dates, and WIP (work-in-process) are presented. The evaluation result shows that the TB models perform better than the ones cited in the literature.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/00207540701369213

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