Manufacturing management system and method
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsWen-Jen Chiu, Wei-Chin Hsiao, Cheng-Che Chen
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Abstract
A manufacturing management system and method. The system includes a monitor module and a planning module. The monitor module receives real-time yield information of one product currently being processed in a production line. The planning module dynamically manages a manufacturing schedule of the product by holding lots corresponding to the product to avoid being processed if the yield information is greater than a target yield, and releasing additional lots corresponding to the product to be processed by the production line if the yield information is less than the target yield.
Claims12
A manufacturing management system, comprising:
- a monitor module to receive real-time yield information of one product currently being processed in a production line;
- a planning module to dynamically manage a manufacturing schedule of the product according to the yield information;
- a notification module to provide the yield information to a client requesting an order for the product if the yield information is greater or less than a predetermined ratio with a target yield;
- and
- an order management module to receive the order and a supplemental order indicating the additional lots corresponding to the product from the client, wherein the planning module releases the additional lots according to the supplemental order.
A computer-implemented manufacturing management method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving real-time yield information of one product currently being processed in a production line;
- dynamically managing a manufacturing schedule of the product according to the yield information;
- provide the yield information to a client requesting an order for the product if the yield information is greater or less than a predetermined ratio with a target yield;
- and
- receive the order and a supplemental order indicating the additional lots corresponding to the product from the client, wherein the additional lots are released according to the supplemental order.
A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program, when executed, causing a computer to perform a manufacturing management method, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving real-time yield information of one product currently being processed in a production line;
- dynamically managing a manufacturing schedule of the product according to the yield information;
- provide the yield information to a client requesting an order for the product if the yield information is greater or less than a predetermined ratio with a target yield;
- and
- receive the order and a supplemental order indicating the additional lots corresponding to the product from the client, wherein the additional lots are released according to the supplemental order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.