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What is Short Cycle Time and Low Inventory (SLIM) Methodology

Chapter 94
Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Business Operations and Management
In its electronics manufacturing processes. SLIM is a set of methodologies and scheduling applications for managing cycle time in semiconductor manufacturing. SLIM includes methodology for calculating target cycle times and target WIP levels for individual manufacturing steps, heuristic algorithms for factory floor scheduling, and optimization-based capacity analysis.
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Samsung Company and an Analysis of Supplier-Side Supply Chain Management and IT Applications
Amber A. Smith-Ditizio (Texas Woman's University, USA) and Alan D. Smith (Robert Morris University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7362-3.ch094
Abstract
This chapter details the growth of Samsung Electronics Company in its innovative use of automatic identification and data capture technologies in managing supply chain relationships meet goals of operational efficiency and profitably. Through a combination of web and business literature sources and personal interviews, documentation of the company's successfully implemented supply chain management (SCM) applications as well as technological advancements and development are found in the chapter. SCM systems and IT applications documented at Samsung are designed to help provide assistance to other companies dealing with similar issues.
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Samsung Company and an Analysis of Supplier-Side Supply Chain Management and IT Applications
In its electronics manufacturing processes. SLIM is a set of methodologies and scheduling applications for managing cycle time in semiconductor manufacturing. SLIM includes methodology for calculating target cycle times and target WIP levels for individual manufacturing steps, heuristic algorithms for factory floor scheduling, and optimization-based capacity analysis.
Published in Chapter: Samsung Company and an Analysis of Supplier-Side Supply Chain Management and IT Applications; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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