This document discusses the ISMI Efficiency Improvement Initiative's goals of improving semiconductor equipment productivity, which impacts factory capacity, manufacturing costs, and production schedules. It calls for improvement efforts to align goals, provide analytical support, and standardize solutions. Modern performance-based strategies that leverage human performance could yield 10-30% gains. The document proposes a collaboration between ISMI and Knowledge Broker Inc. to exchange information that aligns with goals, relies on substantiated analysis, and follows standards, in order to contribute to the initiative's improvement efforts.

1. ISMI Efficiency Improvement Initiative: Exploration of Performance Based Improvement strategies and correlation to ISMI goals Expanded Discussion #1

2. ISMI Clear Objective Equipment productivity is one of the key factors in competitive high volume production Effects factory capacity (availability) Drives manufacturing cost Impacts production schedules (predictability) Current estimates place equipment operational effectiveness between 40 to 60% providing significant latitude for improvement efforts ISMI Work Group

4. Provide substantiated analytical support

5. Standardize solutionsThese elements create the frame for successful improvement implementation.

7. Modern Performance Based Improvement strategies leverage the power of the human component and contribute dramatically to these ISMI goals.Clear ISMI goal: Improve equipment productivity; effecting factory capacity (availability) Improve equipment productivity; drives manufacturing cost Improve equipment productivity; Impacts on production schedules (predictability)

9. Research and studies by leading Universities.Application of improvement models based upon through research and study improves success attributes.

10. ISMI call to : ApplyStandardized solutions Focusing primarily upon performance improvement, SEMATECH has established the PBET standard. Failing to provide these standardized solutions complicates coordination efforts. Coordinating efforts is one of the primary objectives of the ISMI initiative. Instructional System Design industry has made great advancement in standardizing development effort. In addition to the SEMATEC std, KBI considers follows the standards established by the following organizations : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Aviation Industry CBT (Computer-based Training) Committee (AICC), the IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., and the Alliance of Remote Instructional Authoring & Distribution Networks for Europe (ARIADNE)

13. Based upon substantiated analysis.