Modelling and analysis of semiconductor manufacturing in a shrinking world: Challenges and successes

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-271

  Chien, Chen Fu ^a   Dauzère Pérès, Stéphane ^b   Ehm, Hans ^c   Fowler, John W ^d   Jiang, Zhibin ^e   Krishnaswamy, Shekar ⁱ   Lee, Tae Eog ^f   Mönch, Lars ^g   Uzsoy, Reha ^h  

^a TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY   (Taiwan)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^h North Carolina State University   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Future research directions; Panel discussion; Production planning and control; Semiconductor manufacturing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; MODEL AND ANALYSIS; MODELLING AND ANALYSIS; PANEL DISCUSSIONS; PANEL SESSION; PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79961091500     PISSN: 17515254     EISSN: 17515262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2011.041616     Document Type: Article

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