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A Study of Production Scheduling Scheme in TFT-LCD Factory  

Na, Hyeok-Jun (Departmcnt of Industrial Systems and Information Engineering, Korea University)
Baek, Jong-Kwan (Research Institute for Information and Communication Technology, Korea University)
Kim, Sung-Shick (Departmcnt of Industrial Systems and Information Engineering, Korea University)
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IE interfaces / v.15, no.4, 2002 , pp. 325-337 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study we consider the problem of production planning of TFT-LCD(Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display) production factory. Due to the complexities of the TFT-LCD production processes, it is difficult to schedule the production planning, and the study about automated scheduler is insufficient. In addition, the existing production method is a Push-System to raise the operation rate with expensive equipment, that has the problem to satisfy the due-date. This study presents an algorithm having a concept of Pull-System that satisfies the due-date and considers specialties of TFT-LCD production process. We make MPS(Master Production Schedule) according to the sales order, and present algorithms for scheduling about In/Out plan considering factory capacity, line balancing, material requirement, and inventory level of all Array, Cell, and Module processes. These algorithms are integrated as an automated production system, and we implement them in the actual TFT-LCD factory circumstance.
Keywords
scheduling; TFT-LCD; Due-date; Pull-System; TFT-LCD planner;
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