The flexible job shop scheduling problem (FJSP) is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization
problem, which has wide applications in the real world. The complexity and relevance of the …

In recent years, the semiconductor supply chain has experienced dramatic changes, due to
geopolitical tensions and public health events, which have provided insights into supply …

Continuous product individualization and customization led to the advent of lot size one in
production and ultimately to product-inherent uniqueness. As complexities in …

Semiconductor manufacturing systems consist of highly complex and constrained processes
owing to the requirement for high-quality wafers and dynamic customer orders. This study …

To improve manufacturing processes, it is essential to find the root causes of occurring
problems, in order to solve them permanently. Automatic Root Cause Analysis (ARCA) …

This study considers a scheduling problem for a flow shop with urgent jobs and limited
waiting times. The urgent jobs and limited waiting times are major considerations for …

Automatic Root Cause Analysis solutions aid analysts in finding problems' root causes by
using automatic data analysis. When trying to locate the root cause of a problem in a …

Semiconductor manufacturing represents a challenging industrial environments, where
products require more than several hundred operations, each representing the technical …

In this paper, we study the impact of critical queue time (CQT) constraints in semiconductor
wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs). Process engineers impose CQT constraints that …

Currently, manufacturing is characterized by increasing complexity both on the technical and
organizational levels. Thus, more complex and intelligent production control methods are …