METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC INVENTORY CONTROL

• Main Authors: SHIH CHIH-SHENG, WEN CHIAPIN, TSAI WINSTON, LIOU EDWIN D, HONG ANDY
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 03.08.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

The embodiments of the present invention fill the need of properly controlling product inventory of semiconductor chips by providing methods and systems of dynamic inventory control. The methods and systems timely modify parameters affecting inventory. The parameters may include target inventory, cycle time, wafer start, future inventory and future shipment. In addition, the methods and systems gather real-time customer demand forecast to assist in production planning and adjustment. Further, the methods and systems identify inventory control turning points dynamically to adjust production activities to prevent overstock and to prevent stockout. 本发明的实施例借由动态库存控制的方法与系统满足适当控制半导体产品库存的需求。该方法与系统适时修正影响库存的参数。该参数可能包括目标库存、周期时间、初制晶片、未来库存与未来货运。另外，该方法与系统收集了即时的客户需求预测来辅助生产计划与调整。更进步，该方法与系统验明库存控制转折点，以动态地调整生产来防止囤积或缺货。本发明的方法及系统将会帮助过度囤积的成本下降与缺货的风险，并且可以营造实质的节省成本与好的顾客关系。