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http://dx.doi.org/10.7737/KMSR.2012.29.1.131

Congestion Management with Arrival Estimation of Unit Loads in an Automated Material Handling System  

Chung, Jae-Woo (경북대학교 경영학부)
Hur, Yeon-Ho (LG Display (주) FA 기술)
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Korean Management Science Review / v.29, no.1, 2012 , pp. 131-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
The automated material handling systems today are playing ever more important roles in semiconductor/LCD fabrication facilities. Recently they became more flexible, intelligent, and speedy than in the past. The facilities have been fully automated because the size and weight of the unit loads used in the facilities were being increased beyond the limits that a human operator can handle. This research develops an efficient procedure to streamline the delivery of unit loads by the automated material handling system (AMHS). For this task, the research employs the event scheduling theory that has been successfully used in the both academia and industry. The developed procedure was applied to an actual LCD fabrication facility and improved the performance of an existing material handling system.
Keywords
Automated Material Handling System; Congestion Management; Semiconductor/LCD Fabrication System; Event Scheduling; Delivery Time Estimation;
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