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Intelligent Manufacturing
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Operational Modeling
Facility Lifecycle Innovation
Supply Network Performance
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National Science Foundation Centers
Semiconductor Research Corporation

Operational Modeling
Research leading to high fidelity and accurate computational models of manufacturing and business operations.
 

Mission/Vision
Improve productivity and effectiveness of factory operations by developing/implementing high fidelity and accurate computational models of manufacturing and business operations.
 

Research Agenda
Current Research Areas of Interest:
  • Factory modeling
  • Scheduling
  • PM Scheduling
  • Cost Modeling
  • Demand Planning and Forecasting
  • Labor Modeling
Techniques and Technology:
  • Advanced computational modeling and distributed processing
  • Statistical analysis, computational navigation and steering
  • Interactive I/O, GUIs, network interfaces and communication protocols
  • Advanced visualization
  • Interfaces to industry data and knowledge bases
  • Testing and validation systems
Improvement in:
  • Factory cycle time
  • Equipment usage
  • Ramp rates
  • Productivity


Operational Modeling Projects:
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)/Sematech/Factory Operations Research Center (FORCe)
 


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