| Project Description |
Company Description |
Benefits |
Related Links |
| Data collection and financial analysis |
Chemical company |
Strategic advantage |
ACM Mar 2001, p.1
ACM Sept 2000, p.11 |
| Consolidate/simplify product design |
Defense electronics |
Reduce parts & options counts, costs |
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| Requirement gathering for implementing simulation
modeling in their sales and marketing process |
Electronic Assembly Equipment Manufacturer |
Data Validation, Verification |
ACM Dec 1999, p. 1 |
| Cost analysis of test system and wafer prober combination |
Equipment supplier |
Combined COO |
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| Integrated analysis of Cost of Ownership for a
new metrology inspection equipment and its impact throughout the fabrication
process flow |
Equipment supplier |
Equipment performance impact to production |
ACM Mar 2001, p. 8 |
| Review and Assess Equipment Designs for Quality,
Reliability, Safety, Manufacturability, and Maintainability |
Equipment Supplier |
Higher Quality, Reliability, and Safety; Better Maintainability and Manufacturability; Lower COO |
Link to recommended book "Hi-tech
Reliability" |
| Reliability Predictions |
Equipment Supplier |
Higher Reliability; Lower COO |
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| Reliability Test – Planning and Results Analysis |
Equipment supplier |
Higher Reliability; Lower COO |
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| Develop Quality and Reliability Goals and
Specifications |
Equipment suppliers and users |
Higher Quality and Reliability; Lower COO |
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| Quality System Assessment and Training Using
Standardized Supplier Quality Assessment (SSQA) Process |
Equipment suppliers and users |
Higher Quality, Reliability, and Safety; Lower COO |
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| Evaluate Effectiveness of Reliability Improvement Program |
Equipment suppliers and users |
Higher Reliability; Lower COO |
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| Created product costing models for three
different Flat panel display manufacturing technologies |
FPD Manufacturer |
Strategic advantage |
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| Manufacturing Site selection and planning |
Internal Use |
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ACM Jun 1999, p. 1 |
| Estimate impacts of changes in marketing strategies
on competitor's revenue |
Packaging supplier |
Refine marketing strategy |
ACM Mar 2000, p. 1 |
| Cost of ownership analysis comparing equipment
for new Gate process |
Semiconductor Manufacturing |
Equipment with lower COO |
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| Cost of ownership analysis comparing new process
and materials on photolithography |
Semiconductor Manufacturing |
Justification of additional cost resulting in
lower COO |
ACM Jun 2001, p. 10 |
| Comparison financial analysis to understand process cost impacts of planarization methods |
Semiconductor Materials Supplier |
Optimization |
ACM Sept 1999, p. 10
CMP Drivers |
| Assess and improve productivity of manufacturing
operations |
Various sc manufacturers |
Reduce mfg cycle time and costs |
ACM Mar 2000, p. 10 |
| Assess relative technical/business strengths/weakness of SC eqpt mfgrs |
Wall Street |
Guide investment Decisions |
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