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Research on the WIP-based Dispatching Rules for Photolithography Area in Wafer Fabrication Industries

  • Lin, Yu-Hsin;Tsai, Chih-Hung;Lee, Ching-En;Chiu, Chung-Ching
    • International Journal of Quality Innovation
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.132-146
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    • 2007
  • Constructing an effective production control policy is the most important issue in wafer fabrication factories. Most of researches focus on the input regulations of wafer fabrication. Although many of these policies have been proven to be effective for wafer fabrication manufacturing, in practical, there is a need to help operators decide which lots should be pulled in the right time and to develop a systematic way to alleviate the long queues at the bottleneck workstation. The purpose of this study is to construct a photolithography workstation dispatching rule (PADR). This dispatching rule considers several characteristics of wafer fabrication and influential factors. Then utilize the weights and threshold values to design a hierarchical priority rule. A simulation model is also constructed to demonstrate the effect of the PADR dispatching rule. The PADR performs better in throughput, yield rate, and mean cycle time than FIFO (First-In-First-Out) and SPT (Shortest Process Time).

Genetic Diversity in Cultured and Wild Populations of the Ascidian Halocynthia roretzi Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Analysis

  • Yoon, Moon-Geun;Lee, Joo-Kyung;Jin, Hyung-Joo;Jin, Deuk-Hee
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2009
  • Nucleotide sequences of about 500 bp from the 5' end of mitochondrial (mt) DNA Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) were analyzed to estimate the genetic variation between wild and cultured populations of the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi from two sites along the coast of Korea. A total of 25 haplotypes were defined by 21 variable nucleotide sites in the examined COI region. Genetic diversity (haplotype diversity and nucleotide divergence) of wild populations was higher than that of the cultured population. These data suggest that reduced genetic variation in the cultured population may have results from bottleneck effect caused by the use of a limited number of parental stock and pooling of gametes for fertilization. Pairwise population $F_{ST}$ estimates inferred that wild and cultured populations were genetically distinct. The combined results suggest that sequence polymorphism in the COI region would be preferable for estimating the genetic diversity of ascidian populations.

A Numerical Study on Passenger Evacuation in a Subway Station in Case of Fire Occurrence (화재 발생 지하철 역사에서의 여객 대피 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Chi-Gyeom;Lee, Sung-Won;Hur, Nahm-Keon;Nam, Seong-Won
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.22 no.8
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    • pp.509-514
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    • 2010
  • A numerical simulation of passenger evacuation in a subway station was performed by coupling the passenger flow analysis and the fire simulation. The algorithm of the passenger flow analysis was based on a DEM (Discrete Element Method) using the potential map of the direction vector for each passenger. This algorithm was improved in the present study as to use finer grid smaller than a passenger in order to resolve detailed geometry of the station and to resolve the behavior of passengers in the bottleneck at the ticket gate considering the collision of passengers to a wall or with other passengers. In the fire simulation, the CO distribution predicted by using CFD was used to take into account the effect of toxic gases on the passengers' mobility. The methodology proposed in the present study could be used in designing safer subway station in case of fire occurrence.

A Study on Performance Analysis for Design of Terminal Server (터미널 서버의 설계를 위한 성능 분석에 관한 연구)

  • 최창수;이상훈;강준길
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.779-788
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    • 1992
  • The Input /output (I /0) subsystem is often the bottleneck in high performance computer system. Generally, system performance evaluation models were enhanced to include the effect of the I/0 system. In this paper, we modeled the terminal servers which are Indispensable devices In distribution of computer resources. We use M /M /1 Queueing model for find out the point of the system performance FIFO buffer sizes In the terminal server arc the Important fanctions of the system design and could be effected to the overall system functions. We have proposed the of optimal buffer sizes in the model of terminal server for increasing the system performance. We analizing the vatting time for terruanl server using Queueing model. and We find out the reference model result from simulation.

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Enhanced Biotransformation Productivity of Gamma-Decalactone from Ricinoleic Acid Based on the Expanded Vermiculite Delivery System

  • Guan, Shimin;Rong, Shaofeng;Wang, Mengze;Cai, Baoguo;Li, Qianqian;Zhang, Shuo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.7
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    • pp.1071-1077
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    • 2019
  • Natural gamma-decalactone (GDL) produced by biotransformation is an essential food additive with a peach-like aroma. However, the difficulty of effectively controlling the concentration of the substrate ricinoleic acid (RA) in water limits the biotransformation productivity, which is a bottleneck for industrialization. In this study, expanded vermiculite (E-V) was utilized as a carrier of RA to increase its distribution in the medium. E-V and three commonly used organic compounds were compared with respect to their effects on the biotransformation process, and the mechanism was revealed. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis indicated that RA was physically adsorbed onto the surface of and inside E-V instead of undergoing a chemical reaction, which increased the opportunity for interactions between microorganisms and the substrate. The highest concentration of GDL obtained in the medium with E-V was 6.2 g/l, which was 50% higher than that in the reference sample. In addition, the presence of E-V had no negative effect on the viability of the microorganisms. This study provides a new method for producing natural GDL through biotransformation on an industrial scale.

The Effect of Amplitude, Event, and Duration of Electrical Stimulation on the Evacuation Velocity of Rodents: An Evacuation Experiment (설치류 대피 실험에서의 전기 자극의 크기, 횟수, 지속시간의 대피 속도에 대한 영향)

  • Kim, Somi;Nguyen, Duyen Thi Hai;Park, Junyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.8-15
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    • 2021
  • Despite advances in technology, crushing accidents still occur during emergency evacuations of crowded public spaces. To prevent crushing accidents, it is necessary to understand the flow of pedestrians during evacuation scenarios through experiments. Since experiments with humans can generate real accidents, we performed experiments on rodents to approximate human behavior. To trigger an emergency evacuation response, we applied electrical stimulation to the feet of the rodents. Although electrical stimulation has been applied to mice in many experiments, studies on the intensity and pattern of electric stimulation required to evoke a rapid evacuation response in mice is still lacking. In this study, we experimentally investigated how the evacuation flow of mice changes according to the amplitude, event, and duration of electric stimulation.

Manufacturing Innovation and HPC (High Performance Computing) Utilization (제조업 혁신과 HPC(High Performance Computing) 활용)

  • Kim, Yong-yul
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.231-253
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is two fold. First, we will explore the meaning, spread effect and consideration factors of manufacturing innovation in terms of theoretical perspective. Second, we will verify the status of high performance computing (HPC) utilization policy, and analyze the situation of US and Korea. Manufacturing innovation policy in each country has the objective in common which aims epoch-making enhancing of productivity. Nevertheless it can be characterized as innovation oriented policy rather than simple trial of productivity improvement. For long term growth and employment, the need for reindustrialization instead of deindustrialization should be recognized. Employment may be decreased temporarily and partially due to manufacturing innovation. However net effect of employment increasing will be bigger because of indirect employment. HPC utilization policy has the importance as a separate movement other than as a subset of manufacturing innovation. US government is trying to eliminate the bottleneck elements in adoption of HPC based M&S activity, and to promote the way of problem solving through the mechanism of public-private partnership, in spite of low level of HPC based M&S. In Korea, ecosystem related with the activity of HPC based M&S is needed, and expansion of M&S utilization in manufacturing companies and fostering of M&S supporting institutions will be important for this task.

A Study on factors affecting the promotion of Women-Owned Business (여성창업기업의 기업성과에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구)

  • 문숙재;최자경
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.61-78
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    • 2001
  • This study intends to provide the groundwork for an establishment of women entrepreneur policy and the guidelines for start-up of women-owned business. The findings of the study are as follows; Women starts business for a financial reasons and this makes up 26 percent, which ranked the highest of respondents motive for starting up a business. The double labor - due 새 the practice of housework and running a business simultaneously - forms 19.6 percent of the bottleneck in operating business. In addition, the worst financial strain, 43 percent, occurred during the business preparatory period. As the entrepreneurship is higher, they are more backed up with support in education and training. In addition, annual net profit of business operated by the older age group is relatively greater. The firm performance is greater as she holds a higher academic degree. As the goal of annual net profit is higher that is set up before the start-up, the net gain turns out to be greater in actual operation, thus resulting in greater effects. The study shows that when they received economic aid, the initial capital had been greatly affected The younger age group makes up the higher percentage of support in education and training. After considering all the findings collectively, the conclusions are as follows; First, the firm performance is affected by the entrepreneurship, schooling, age, and the goal of the female entrepreneur. Second, a support in education and economic does not have a direct effect on the firm performance. However, the study reveals that the entrepreneurship of those who received educational support is higher than that of those who did not. Third, the in-depth interview reveals the facts that how they had been brought up and how the role of the family had a significant effect on their management of business.

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A Three-Color Marking Mechanism for Fairness Improvement in the Assured Service of the Diffserv Network (차등 서비스 네트워크의 확신 서비스에서 공평성 향상을 위한 3색 마킹 메커니즘)

  • 모상덕;정광수
    • Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.764-775
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    • 2003
  • Previous works for the assured service in the Diffserv network have no sufficient consideration on the fairness of bandwidth share based on RTTs and the target rates of TCP flows. In this paper, in order to solve these problems, we propose a TRA3CM(Target rate and RTT Aware 3 Color Marking) mechanism. The TRA3CM mechanism provides three color marking and fair transmission rates among aggregate flows by considering RTT and target rate simultaneously. In case of higher target rate than bottleneck bandwidth, the TRA3CM mechanism is able to mitigate the RTT effect and provides fair transmission rates. In the results of comparing the performance among existing mechanisms and the TRA3CM, the TRA3CM mechanism was able to mitigate the RTT effect better than the former. The TRA3CM is shown to provide good performance for transmission rates proportional to various target rates.

The Development of A Dynamic Traffic Assignment Technique using the Cell Transmission Theory (Cell Transmission 이론을 이용한 동적통행배정기법 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 김주영;이승재;손의영
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.71-84
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    • 1999
  • The purpose of this study is to construct a dynamic traffic analysis model using the existing traffic flow theory in order to develope a dynamic traffic assignment technique. In this study the dynamic traffic analysis model was constructed using Daganzo's CELL TRANSMISSION THEORY which was considered more suitable to dynamic traffic assignment than the other traffic flow theories. We developed newly the diverging split module, the cost update module and the link cost function and defined the maximum waiting time decision function that Daganzo haven't defined certainly at his Papers. The output that resulted from the simulation of the dynamic traffic analysis model with test network I and II was shown at some tables and figures, and the analysis of the bottleneck and the HOV lane theory showed realistic outputs. Especially, the result of traffic assignment using the model doesn't show equilibrium status every time slice but showed that the average travel cost of every path maintains similarly in every time slice. It is considered that this model can be used at the highway operation and the analysis of traffic characteristics at a diverging section and the analysis of the HOV lane effect.

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