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Distributed Hierarchical Production Control for Wafer Fabs Using an Agent-Based System Prototype

In: Multiagent Engineering

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  • Lars Mönch

    (Technische Universität Ilmenau)

  • Marcel Stehli

    (Technische Universität Ilmenau)

  • Jens Zimmermann

    (Technische Universität Ilmenau)

Abstract

FABMAS is a hierarchically organized multiagent system for production control of semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (wafer fabs). The production control of wafer fabs is challenging from a complexity and coordination point of view. Semiconductor manufacturing involves one of the most complex manufacturing processes ever used. In this paper, we describe the application domain and major design decisions that lead to the FABMAS system prototype. A detailed discussion of the suggested software architecture of the agent-based system is included. Furthermore, we present the results of computational experiments that show that FABMAS outperforms dispatching based production control schemes that are currently in use. The paper also discusses some limitations and drawbacks of the suggested approach and identifies areas of future research.

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  • Lars Mönch & Marcel Stehli & Jens Zimmermann, 2006. "Distributed Hierarchical Production Control for Wafer Fabs Using an Agent-Based System Prototype," International Handbooks on Information Systems, in: Stefan Kirn & Otthein Herzog & Peter Lockemann & Otto Spaniol (ed.), Multiagent Engineering, chapter 4, pages 135-156, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:ihichp:978-3-540-32062-3_8
    DOI: 10.1007/3-540-32062-8_8
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