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Capacity Planning in the
Face of Product-Mix Uncertainty
Authors:
Bob Kotcher
Headway Technologies, Inc. |
Frank Chance
FabTime Inc. |
Abstract:
This paper describes a straightforward method of quantifying the
sensitivity of production capacity to product mix. In capacity planning over
horizons with unpredictable product mix, this methodology quantifies the
risk of under-investment in capacity. Actions that can be taken to prevent
mix-driven capacity shortfalls are described. The implementation of this
methodology at Headway Technologies is also presented.
Published in the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Semiconductor
Manufacturing Conference Proceedings, Santa Clara, CA, 73-76, October
11-13, 1999. A PDF version of this paper is available for download (32 KB)
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