... will be more stable when the integrated dispatching rule is used for control of the wafer schedule. Originality/value The paper developed a new dispatching rule for wafer fabrication concerned with rework for photolithography. Circuits Manufacturing systems Despatch Modelling Simulation...

... and control Despatch Semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor chip is a complex device that consists of miniaturized electronic components and their connections. There are five steps in semiconductor manufacturing: wafer fabrication, wafer probe, device assembly, class test, and final test. Wafer...

... planning Shopfloor Despatch Job shop In a job shop of process‐oriented layout, a work center is designed to perform a particular operation activity, and is capable of processing products (jobs) with a wide variety of specifications. The manufacture of products in such a job shop is usually...

... and rework lots) and the penalty costs of process imperfections. cycle time; bottle‐neck; lot sizing; and process planning. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Production control Order processing Despatch Shopfloor The semiconductor chip is a complex device...

... lines is possible. A mathematical programming model combining both part type selection and scheduling decision making is proposed for small problems. For large problems, a simple control parameter is identified. Seven despatching rules are applied in conjunction with the control parameter...