Research Article

A Nonlinear Programming and Artificial Neural Network Approach for Optimizing the Performance of a Job Dispatching Rule in a Wafer Fabrication Factory

Table 3

The performances of various approaches in the average cycle time.

Avg. cycle time (hrs)A (normal)A (hot)A (super hot)B (normal)B (hot)

FIFO12544003171278426
EDD10943453051433438
SRPT9483503081737457
CR11483553001497440
FSMCT13133472931851470
FSVCT10143823151672475
NFS14564073211452421
Justice11263783221576489
2f-TNFSMCT13693793061361399
2f-TNFSVCT14654163181551500
The proposed methodology10762892691132388