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Purchasing of Capital Equipment
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Life-cycle cost modeling and Optimization for capital equipment procurement
… size, complexity and utility consumption of this equipment makes it an ideal starting place for cost optimization. Cost modeling and the framework created by this research provide input to understand the cost impact of the complex decision between multiple part capacity and single part capacity …
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Supply chain design in the volatile semiconductor capital equipment industry
… (LFM) program. The company manufactures test equipment used in the semiconductor industry. Due to the highly cyclical and unpredictable nature of this industry, supply chains that can guarantee responsiveness and availability are desirable. The supply chain design recommendations proposed in …
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Program management systems for the semiconductor processing capital equipment supply chain
The Capital Equipment Procurement group of Intel Corporation is responsible for developing and procuring the semiconductor processing capital equipment that is used throughout all of the company's development and manufacturing facilities. The semiconductor industry is faced with rapid technology …
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The development of a decision support software application to improve capital equipment management
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
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Assembly lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment plant through constraint based scheduling
The assembly protocols for a semiconductor capital equipment machine were analyzed for potential lead time reduction. The objective of this study was to determine the minimum assembly lead time for the machine based on the constraints of design, space, and labor availability. An assembly requires …
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Operations improvement in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant : capacity management and inventory policies
… capacity in a high-mix low-volume semiconductor equipment assembly plant, without investing in additional floor space or labor shifts. A hypothesis-driven methodology is used to analyze the factory operations and identify factors limiting capacity. Based on the preliminary analysis, a hypothesis …
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Assembly lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment plant through improved material kitting
… operations were studied at a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant, with an aim to reduce the production time of their longest lead time module. Preliminary analysis was done by observing the assembly and test operations on the production floor, and material handling operations …
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Production lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant through optimized testing protocols
Processes at a semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility were studied with the goal to reduce the production lead time. Based on the principles of lean manufacturing, DMAIC methodology was used to guide the process. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) of the whole process was done to determine that the …
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Operations improvement in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant : resource optimization, labor flexibility, and inventory management
A semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant is a high-mix low-volume manufacturing environment where the complex products produced requires skilled manual assembly and expensive raw materials. The semiconductor capital equipment industry is sporadic with high demand variability and hence, …
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Operations improvement in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant : component level and assembly level inventory management
Semiconductor capital equipment is manufactured in a high-mix and low-volume environment at Varian Semiconductor Equipment business unit of Applied Materials. Due to the demand growth over the past years, Varian has been continuously improving its operations practices to increase the factory …
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Capital equipment as a service : emerging models for equipment businesses in low and middle-income economies
Capital equipment is a critical component of almost every industry and is used to create valuable goods and services for the end customers. However, the initial cost of acquisition and subsequent running costs associated with these equipment pose a significant barrier to young businesses. While …
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A capital equipment capacity planning methodology for aerospace parts manufacturing in a high-mix, low volume environment
… This model was developed for the purposes of capital planning for capacity requirements at a large aerospace parts manufacturing plant. Implications for capacity planning of the nature of the aerospace industry, as well as the company and plant being studied are discussed, as well as the …
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A pilot study on the impacts of European Union integration on Bulgarian commercial producers buying behavior for capital equipment
… in new market opportunities for suppliers of capital inputs. Understanding how Bulgarian commercial producers buy capital equipment is extremely valuable to suppliers who hope to develop new selling and retention strategies in an emerging agricultural marketplace. This information is also …
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Understanding the effects of larger wafers on the global semiconductor equipment supply chain
… how an investment in 450mm wafers might affect capital equipment suppliers in the semiconductor industry and assesses if the 450mm transition is in the industry's best interest. The 450mm transition is currently scheduled for 2012 by the ITRS (International Technology Roadmap for …
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Evaluating modeling techniques for quantifying production risk in contact lens manufacturing
… and validated to run on lines. Additionally, capital equipment has a multi-year lead time from design and order to onsite implementation. Taken together, these constraints add great complexity to JJV's supply chain. The JJV team has a strong capability in aggregate demand planning but …
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Improving reuse of semiconductor equipment through benchmarking, standardization, and automation
… was set up to improve operations around capital equipment reuse, primarily in their semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The company was faced with a number of challenges, including differing work flows across multiple locations, lack of centralized work flow management, discontinuous …
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Reducing variability in equipment availability at Intel using systems optimization
Equipment management is an important driver behind operational efficiency, since capital equipment makes up about 40% of the average semiconductor manufacturer's total assets. The main goal of this project is to reduce variability in tool availability by planning for usage-driven preventive …
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