Research Planning Grant: Integration of the Engineering Function with Production in Semiconductor Manufacturing and Assembly

9522753贝利半导体制造中改善周期时间的大多数研究工作都集中在调度问题上，而缩短上市时间的努力使用了并行工程方法来批准工程人员和制造人员之间的协调。这项工作将计划一项研究努力，将工程与公司内从产品构思到最终组装的其他职能相结合。规划阶段是至关重要的，因为虽然人们很好地认识到了彻底工程整合的必要性，但没有对由于缺乏规划而产生的问题进行准确的描述和确定优先次序。与业界的合作，包括访问半导体研究、制造、组装和封装设施，将允许为后续研究确定适当的案例研究。半导体产品和半导体制造工艺的复杂性使得半导体生产系统的协调和集成变得特别困难。这项研究的目标是明确界定整个组织的工程职能，开发一个作为工程集成职能的企业绩效预测模型，然后开发出将工程职能资源与这个高科技行业的生产、装配和其他部门相结合的机制。通过一种工程集成机制，可以缩短周期时间和上市时间，从而更快地确定和解决生产问题。

9522753 Bailey Most research efforts to improve cycle time in semiconductor manufacturing have focused on scheduling issues, and efforts to reduce time to market have used a concurrent engineering approach to approving coordination between engineering and fabrication personnel. This work will plan a research effort toward integrating engineering with the other functions within a firm, from product conception to final assembly. The planning stage is essential because, while the need for thorough engineering integration is well-recognized, the exact description and prioritization of the problems resulting from its absence are not. Collaboration with industry, including visits to semiconductor research, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging facilities, will allow appropriate case studies for the subsequent research to be defined. The sophistication of both semiconductor products and semiconductor manufacturing processes make coordination and integration of semiconductor production systems particularly difficult. The goal of this research is to define clearly the engineering function throughout an organization, to develop a predictive model of firm performance as a function of engineering integration, and then to develop mechanisms for combining the resources of the engineering function with production, assembly, and other departments in this high-technology industry. Both cycle time and time to market could be shortened through a mechanism for engineering integration that allows faster identification and resolution of production problems.