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Abstract

This chapter discusses scheduling and dispatching in one of the most complex manufacturing environments — wafer fabrication facilities. These facilities represent the most costly and time-consuming portion of the semiconductor manufacturing process. After a brief introduction to wafer fabrication operations, the results of a survey of semiconductor manufacturers that focused on the current state of the practice and future needs are presented. Then the chapter presents a review of some recent dispatching approaches and finally an overview of a recent deterministic scheduling approach is provided.

Key words  Scheduling - dispatching - semiconductor manufacturing

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