Closed-loop job release control for VLSI circuit manufacturing

Author

Glassey, C. Roger ; Resende, Mauricio G C

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Operations Res., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

Volume

1

Issue

1

fYear

1988

fDate

2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

46

Abstract

A closed-loop job release mechanism for job shops where the main source of randomness is due to machine failure and repair is introduced. The release policy adapts concepts of the reorder-point method of inventory control to the context of job-shop scheduling. The control mechanism, called starvation avoidance, is compared empirically with other input control mechanisms on several semiconductor wafer manufacturing job shops with favorable results

Keywords

VLSI; closed loop systems; electronic engineering computing; integrated circuit manufacture; production control; scheduling; stock control; VLSI; closed-loop job release mechanism; inventory control; job shops; job-shop scheduling; machine failure; reorder-point method; repair; semiconductor wafer manufacture; starvation avoidance; Circuits; Computer integrated manufacturing; Costs; Delay; Job shop scheduling; Production facilities; Pulp manufacturing; Semiconductor device manufacture; Throughput; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0894-6507

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/66.4371

Filename

4371