| 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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| 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 |
| Design-in Quality, Reliability, Safety,
Manufacturability, and Maintainability (DFX) |
Equipment supplier |
Higher Quality, Reliability, and Safety; Better Maintainability and Manufacturability; Lower COO |
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| 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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| Training and consulting of simulation
implementation for capacity planning and design of their new factory |
Flat Panel Manufacturer, Semiconductor
Manufacturer |
Data Validation, Verification |
ACM Mar 2001, p.1 |
| Analysis of semiconductor DRAM supply chain and
delivery risk |
Internal Use |
Determine minimum inventories |
Supply chain white paper |
| Estimate impacts of changes in marketing
strategies on competitor's revenue |
Packaging supplier |
Refine marketing strategy |
ACM Mar 2000, p.1 |
| Forecast impacts of a new technology on the cost
and profitability of a semiconductor wafer fab |
Research & Development organization |
Validate continued R&D, establish marketing
strategy |
ACM Sept 2001, p.5 |
| 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 |
| Evaluation of Cost of Ownership for a new CVD and
CMP processes |
Semiconductor Materials Supplier |
Lower Cost |
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| Evaluated a passivation material and process technology for overall product cost impact on semiconductor fabrication and final assembly |
Semiconductor Materials Supplier |
Lower Cost |
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| Forecast long-range semiconductor equipment
demand |
Wall Street |
Enhance investments |
ACM Sept 2001, p.5 |
| Assess relative technical/business strengths/weakness of SC eqpt mfgrs |
Wall Street |
Guide investment Decisions |
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