Cluster tool reporting system

A program on a computer readable media, the program comprising computer executable instruction statements operable to instruct the computer to determine an up time of a multi-component tool having discrete elements based upon different processes that are to be accomplished in the multi-component tool, the computer executable instruction statements operable to:

• prompt for and receive as input the discrete elements of the multi-component tool,
• prompt for and receive as input the different processes to be accomplished in the multi-component tool,
• formulate different tool states of the multi-component tool by;
• setting element states for each of the discrete elements of the multi-component tool, where a first possible element state indicates that the discrete element is functional, and a second possible element, state indicates that the discrete element is nonfunctional, and
• calculating possible combinations of the element states of the discrete elements as the different tool states of the multi-component tool,
• prompt for and receive as input which of the different processes can be accomplished in the different tool states,
• prompt for and receive as input a percent of time usage of the multi-component tool that is allocated to each of the different processes,
• prompt for and receive as input rates associated with combinations of the different tool states with the different processes,
• calculate process state efficiencies from the rates and the percent of time usages allocated to the rates' associated process,
• calculate a preliminary state efficiency for the different tool states from the process state efficiencies associated with the different tool states,
• calculate percent of time conditions for the different tool states, where the percent of time conditions represent ratios of time that the multi-component tool exhibits the associated tool state,
• calculate final state efficiencies for the different tool states from the percent of time conditions and the preliminary state efficiencies associated with the different tool states, and
• calculate the up time from the final state efficiencies.

A computerized system to determine an up time of a multi-component tool having discrete elements based upon different processes that are to be accomplished in the multi-component tool, the computerized system comprising:

• an output for requesting information,
• an input for receiving information,
• a display for presenting information, and
• a processor for executing instruction statements, the instruction statements operable to;
• request at the output and receive at the input the discrete elements of the multi-component tool,
• request at the output and receive at the input the different processes to be accomplished in the multi-component tool,
• formulate different tool states of the multi-component tool by;
• setting element states for each of the discrete elements of the multi-component tool, where a first possible element state indicates that the discrete element is functional, and a second possible element state indicates that the discrete element is nonfunctional, and
• calculating possible combinations of the element states of the discrete elements as the different tool states of the multi-component tool,
• request at the output and receive at the input which of the different processes can be accomplished in the different tool states,
• request at the output and receive at the input a percent of time usage of the multi-component tool that is allocated to each of the different processes,
• request at the output and receive at the input rates associated with combinations of the different tool states with the different processes,
• calculate process state efficiencies from the rates and the percent of time usages allocated to the rates' associated process,
• calculate a preliminary state efficiency for the different tool states from the process state efficiencies associated with the different tool states,
• calculate percent of time conditions for the different tool states, where the percent of time conditions represent ratios of time that the multi-component tool exhibits the associated tool state,
• calculate final state efficiencies for the different tool states from the percent of time conditions and the preliminary state efficiencies associated with the different tool states, and
• calculate the up time from the final state efficiencies.