Selection of dispatching rules on multiple dispatching decision points in real-time scheduling of a semiconductor wafer fabrication system

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3921-3941

  Min, Hyeung Sik ^a   Yih, Yuehwern ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING; SILICON WAFERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FABRICATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0242301653     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000118099     Document Type: Article

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