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Dissertation Information for John M. Konopka

NAME:
- John M. Konopka

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Business

SCHOOL:
- Arizona State University (USA) (1996)

ADVISORS:
- None

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected

Title: Improving output in semiconductor manufacturing environments

Abstract: "The objective of this dissertation is to increase output in a capacity constrained semiconductor manufacturing facility by (1) improving the design of the manufacturing process for which the product yield is uncertain, and (2) providing a framework for identifying the causes of bottlenecks in the process that also enables the improvement of the efficiency of bottleneck operations.

First, to address the theoretical way that the capacity problem is solved, this dissertation uses existing technology to propose and demonstrate a job release strategy. The proposed job release strategy produces sets of semiconductors that approach the theoretical upper bound of production output. Further increases in output would require increased capacity and/or new technology.

Second, to address the problems organizations have implementing factory performance metrics, a framework for analyzing the efficiency of bottleneck tools is developed. This framework incorporates and enhances the currently accepted standards in the semiconductor industry. A decision support tool based on the new framework is then presented.

Finally, extension of the results to other manufacturing environments is discussed."

MPACT Scores for John M. Konopka

A = 0
C = 1
A+C = 1
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:25:52

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