Title :
Optimizing tool availiability and lead time with procurement options
Author :
Johnson, Blake E.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA
Abstract :
"Procurement options" provide manufacturers with guaranteed, reduced tool lead times in exchange for the assumption of liability for a portion of the capacity and material costs a tool supplier must incur to support this commitment. Appropriately constructed and managed portfolios of procurement options allow manufacturers to control capacity availability, cost, lead time and liability, making possible predictable operating and financial performance tailored to management\´s objectives. By managing customer relationships with procurement options, suppliers are similarly able to significantly improve both cost and efficiency of planning and execution, and reduce their operating and financial risk
Keywords :
customer relationship management; integrated circuit manufacture; lead time reduction; machine tools; procurement; capacity availability; customer relationship management; financial risk reduction; lead time; liability; material costs; operating risk reduction; planning; procurement options; tool availability; tool supplier; Costs; Demand forecasting; Financial management; Lead compounds; Lead time reduction; Manufacturing; Portfolios; Procurement; Risk management; Semiconductor device manufacture;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Manufacturing, 2005. ISSM 2005, IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9143-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSM.2005.1513312
