Reverse Engineering the Future - An Automated Backward Simulation Approach to on-Time Production in the Semiconductor Industry

Reverse Engineering the Future - An Automated Backward Simulation Approach to on-Time Production in the Semiconductor Industry

연구 분야: Analysis

학회: WSC '23: Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference

Researchers are investigating innovative techniques and tools to improve operational production planning, as manufacturing processes are increasingly influenced by new product demands, innovation, and cost-effectiveness. Backward-oriented discrete event simulation (SimBack) is one such tool that has shown great promise in this area. However, conducting multiple simulation runs for backward simulation can be time and resource-intensive, hampering its efficiency. To address this issue, this paper proposes an automated approach for executing and evaluating simulation experiments within the framework of backward-oriented discrete event simulation for scheduling and capacity planning. The authors illustrate their approach by applying it to a simulation model of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Testbed 2020 (SMT2020).