AutoSimulations Introduces the AutoSched Productivity Family Software.BOUNTIFUL, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1997-- For Productivity Improvement in Semiconductor Manufacturing AutoSimulations Inc. announced the introduction of The AutoSched(TM) Productivity Family(APF APF, n the abbreviation for acidulated phosphate fluoride. ), its flexible, powerful suite of simulation, scheduling and productivity analysis tools developed to offer semiconductor manufacturers the power to take control of the design, analysis, and real-time operation of complex semiconductor manufacturing systems. The AutoSched Productivity Family consists of three major components: the Real Time Dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. (TM) (RTD RTD returned to duty (US DoD) RTD Rated RTD Ready to Drink RTD Richmond Times-Dispatch RTD Regional Transportation District RTD Research, Technological Development RTD Research and Technology Development RTD Real-Time Data ), the ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Reporter (ISS) and the Simulator (AutoSched AP). Currently, APF is integrated with PROMIS PROMIS Project Management Information System PROMIS Prosecutor's Management Information System PROMIS Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System ProMIS Property Management Information System PROMIS Procurement Management Information System (TM) and WorkStream(TM) manufacturing execution systems(MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of ) and is slated to begin supporting FACTORYworks(TM) in mid-1998. An integration toolkit will also be offered for integrating APF with other MES systems. APF products are currently installed at over 300 semiconductor manufacturing sites worldwide including: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Analog Devices, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lucent Technologies, National Semiconductor, SGS SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SGS Symantec Gateway Security (appliance) SGS School of Graduate Studies SGS Subgrid Scale SGS Singapore Government Securities SGS Shell Global Solutions Thomson Microelectronics and Sony Semiconductor. These companies have reported multiple production benefits including cycle time reduction, setup/changeover reduction, increased utilization, reduced work in progress (WIP WIP Work In Progress WIP Work in Process WIP World Internet Project WIP Women in Prison (movie genre) WIP World Institute of Pain WIP Wash-In-Place WIP Women in Publishing WIP Work In Place WIP Wireless Internet Protocol ), increased ontime completion rates and increased throughput with decreased overtime and reduced overhead. "We're truly excited to be able to deliver the tools that semiconductor manufacturers are asking for," said Mike Thompson, president of AutoSimulations. "The benefit to semiconductor manufacturing is that our technology focuses on the event-by-event activities and decisions within the factory that have a significant effect on manufacturers' profitability. Our APF products offer manufacturers the power to take control of their facilities by gaining a better understanding of how they work and how to operate them." The AutoSched Productivity Family tools are designed to work both individually and as a suite. The family is highly integrated with the manufacturers' MES system. The APF's MES integration intercepts and filters relevant information from the MES that is sent by operators and automated equipment. All events relevant to the operation of a factory are copied, compressed and stored in APF's high-speed, temporal (time-based) storage repository. The APF Repository is unique to the AutoSched Productivity Family and is the common integration point for ISS Reporter, RTD and AutoSched AP providing a highly efficient way of accessing the current, real-time or historical state of the facility at any point in the recent history of the system. The Real Time Dispatcher, developed for real-time scheduling, offers a quick, efficient, flexible solution to manufacturers via RTD's rule-builder technology and APF's distributed architecture. RTD enables manufacturers to address setup, priority and complex batching logic and develop custom, multi-criteria rules and operating policies specific to their factory. Additionally, APF's distributed architecture offers a solution to limited dispatch rules contained in some manufacturing execution systems that slow and penalize pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. the execution of the MES. Because APF runs on a different machine than the MES, it executes dispatching rules against the APF Repository, not the MES database, allowing for quick execution. The ISS Reporter transforms raw data from the MES into useful information. The ISS Reporter allows for analysis of data stored in the Repository in order for manufacturers to better understand their production processes and locate the source of problems. Once problems are identified, ideas for improving dispatching rules can be tested with AutoSched AP simulations. The ISS Reporter features advanced technology that enables manufacturers to create reports to view Repository data or AutoSched AP model results, drill down into events to pinpoint problems and generate graphs for presentations and reports. APF's Windows-based simulator, AutoSched AP, enables manufacturers to experiment and test "what-if" ideas for improving their fab, assembly or test facilities in minutes, without the expense, or disruption of experimenting with the real facility. For additional information or a consultation, contact AutoSimulations at 801/298-1398 or by e-mail at info@autosim.com. -0- AutoSimulations Inc., established in 1982, develops, markets, and supports simulation and scheduling software products installed at over 1,000 facilities. Headquartered in Bountiful, AutoSimulations maintains a worldwide sales and support network with offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Taiwan. CONTACT: AutoSimulations Inc., Bountiful Karen Stanley, 801/298-1398 karens@autosim.com or PPCH PPCH Packet Paging Channel Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. 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