To illustrate which uptime pattern from the last post might be more favorable I will add some tool utilization to the same 3 charts: the combined charts for the 3 scenarios are these: This example assumes that the productive usage every single day is a flat 80% of the total time, which is a very…… Continue reading Equipment Uptime and FAB speed, part 2
Equipment Uptime and FAB speed, part 1
I like to resume with the posts on the topic of FAB cycle time drivers. As mentioned in an earlier post – these are some of the key drivers for factory cycle time: overall factory size (number of equipment available to run a certain step) overall equipment uptime and uptime stability M-ratio rework rate product…… Continue reading Equipment Uptime and FAB speed, part 1
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