Synchronizing productivity enhancement and line control with a new method of target setting for logic plants

This paper describes a successfully implemented method to integrate line control into productivity enhancement efforts by synchronized throughput targets, line flow oriented analysis tools and an effective communication process between all parties involved. This system was introduced to ensure a continuous line flow at the multiple material flows of a logic fab as well as to improve the daily throughput target. Now line and productivity managers have effective measures to analyze the daily performance and to address and synchronize corrective actions instantly. To control their actions they can rely on real-time monitoring tools which prove the success of the new system.