Abstract
This paper discusses a scheduling problem of two-cluster tools for multi-type wafers with processing time windows. Firstly, a decomposition method is used to decomposes the two-cluster tool into three reduced single-cluster tools (RCT). Then, an events-driven algorithm, based on the temporal constraint sets, is proposed for the reduced single-cluster tool with the objective of minimizing the time for completing a newly arriving wafer. The algorithm deals with the two-cluster tool situation while the three reduced single-cluster tools are composed again. The procedures are repeated for each arriving wafer. Simulation experiments indicate that the proposed algorithm is effective and practical in scheduling two-cluster tools under time constraints. Copyright © 2011 IEEE.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management |
| Place of Publication | USA |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1436-1440 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781457707391 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781457707407 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |