Electronics and Semiconductors Optimization
How semiconductor and electronics manufacturers are using optimization to improve efficiency and manage bottlenecks in manufacturing and supply chain processes
Optimizing Planning and Scheduling in Electronics and Semiconductors with Decision Support Software
Decision support software systems that incorporate widely-used mathematical optimization and operations management methods present a relatively fast, flexible and low-cost way to tackle hard operational planning and scheduling decisions to ease production and supply chain bottlenecks and increase throughput in the short term. They are commonly used to support long-term/strategic planning decisions and mid-term tactical decisions.
These systems can be easily adapted to also accommodate future business changes so that planning and scheduling decisions can be made with a full view of all available situational data. This could include business objectives, supply and demand actuals and forecasts, resource constraints and any other considerations.
Packaged vs Custom Software Solutions

Production Planning & Scheduling
The DecisionBrain Difference

Strategic & Tactical Planning Optimization Opportunities
- Long-term planning to balance weekly labor workload and optimize materials and parts sourcing
- Strategic capacity planning to determine optimal product mix
- Mid-term capacity planning (e.g. WIP projection)
- Production planning in wafer fabrication
- Optimizing layout and placement of compatible part numbers
- Scheduling of wafer fab activities
- Lot-sizing and scheduling during assembly
- Scheduling of automated wet etch stations
- Scheduling of PCB assembly line activities
- Increased throughput and decreased cycle time
- Important reduction in variability and a better workload balancing
- Improved level of factory automation
- Balanced upstream product choice to ensure downstream process efficiency
- Increased on-time delivery
- Minimized outsourced quantity
- Reduced WIP
