A fuzzy set approach for evaluating and enhancing the mid-term competitiveness of a semiconductor factory

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-585

  Chen, Toly ^a   Wang, Yi Chi ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capacity re allocation; Competitiveness; Fuzzy nonlinear programming; Semiconductor; Yield learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUZZY SETS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SET THEORY;

CAPACITY RE-ALLOCATION; COMPETITIVENESS; FUZZY NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SEMICONDUCTOR; YIELD LEARNING;

COMPETITION;

EID: 58149512976     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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