@inproceedings{3b414735b9684ef48fe6eab28c1f2d60,
title = "On the accuracy of analytic approximations for the mean cycle time in semiconductor manufacturing equipment with PM events",
abstract = "Preventive Maintenance activities (PMs) are essential for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Since PMs are typically non-preemptive, they are usually modeled as high priority customers. We examine the accuracy of a popular approximation for the mean cycle time in G/G/1 queues with high priority PM customers. This approximation follows Kingman's and is based on a heavy traffic assumption. We observe that the approximations can perform very poorly when the mean and coefficient of variation of the PM durations are large and small, respectively. This is precisely the practical case for PMs in semiconductor manufacturing. We propose two practical correction candidates and assess their effectiveness. SPECIAL SESSION CODE = 4yd3b.",
author = "Minho Lee and Morrison, {James R.} and Kalir, {Adar A.} and Kosta Rozen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2017 ; Conference date: 20-08-2017 Through 23-08-2017",
year = "2017",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/COASE.2017.8256191",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
pages = "737--738",
booktitle = "2017 13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2017",
address = "United States",
}