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ROBUSTNESS OF VARIOUS PRODUCTION CONTROL POLICIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
Author(s) -
Yan Houmin,
Lou Sheldon,
Sethi Suresh P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2000.tb00332.x
Subject(s) - robustness (evolution) , semiconductor device fabrication , computer science , reliability engineering , production control , operations research , production (economics) , industrial engineering , mathematical optimization , operations management , wafer , economics , engineering , mathematics , microeconomics , biochemistry , chemistry , electrical engineering , gene
This paper compares several different production control policies in terms of their robustness to random disturbances such as machine failures, demand fluctuations, and system parameter changes. Simulation models based on VLSI wafer fabrication facilities are utilized to test the performance of the policies. Three different criteria, namely, the average total WIP, the average backlog, and a cost function combining these measures, are used to evaluate performance. Among the policies tested, the Two‐Boundary Control policy outperforms the others.