Applying Operations Research to Scheduling Work Cells in a Manufacturing Environment

Steffen Heider; Jakob Heins; John J. Kanet

doi:10.1287/inte.2018.0965

Applying Operations Research to Scheduling Work Cells in a Manufacturing Environment

INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics ◽

10.1287/inte.2018.0965 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 556-565 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Steffen Heider ◽

Jakob Heins ◽

John J. Kanet

Keyword(s):

Operations Research ◽

Manufacturing Environment ◽

Work Cells

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Scanning-probe microscope analysis of optical thin films: A new analytical tool in a manufacturing environment

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100173078 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 1068-1069

Author(s):

S. P. Sapers ◽

R. Clark ◽

P. Somerville

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Thin Films ◽

Thermal Control ◽

Scanning Probe Microscope ◽

Scanning Probe ◽

List Type ◽

Manufacturing Environment ◽

Physical Measurements ◽

Probe Microscope

OCLI is a leading manufacturer of thin films for optical and thermal control applications. The determination of thin film and substrate topography can be a powerful way to obtain information for deposition process design and control, and about the final thin film device properties. At OCLI we use a scanning probe microscope (SPM) in the analytical lab to obtain qualitative and quantitative data about thin film and substrate surfaces for applications in production and research and development. This manufacturing environment requires a rapid response, and a large degree of flexibility, which poses special challenges for this emerging technology. The types of information the SPM provides can be broken into three categories:(1)Imaging of surface topography for visualization purposes, especially for samples that are not SEM compatible due to size or material constraints;(2)Examination of sample surface features to make physical measurements such as surface roughness, lateral feature spacing, grain size, and surface area;(3)Determination of physical properties such as surface compliance, i.e. “hardness”, surface frictional forces, surface electrical properties.

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