semiconductor industry

Against the background of constant technological progress in industrial manufacturing plants capital intensive investments have to be made in increasingly shorter time intervals. Due to budget limitations a selection process has to be started. At the end of that process there has to be taken a decision for those investments that offer the biggest added value for the company. For that purpose there are investment evaluation methods, which allow the evaluation of investment objects and the comparison of alternative investments. Based on these methods a methodology was developed, which is able to guide the user in a structured way through the particular steps of the investment evaluation process.

While the number of custom specific products is increasing the order size often diminishes. This problem leads to difficulties in managing demand changes, promising accurate dates and ensuring optimal equipment utilisation. A real-time information gap exists in the heart of most manufacturing enterprises, since there is a lack of visibility & predictability. Based on modern MES with maximum equipment integration, the use of automatic process control and optimization enables SME to be more competitive, efficient and customer-friendly.