Patent ID: 8634949
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of managing a manufacturing environment, the method comprising: using at least one computing device to acquire real-time operating data for each of a plurality of tools in the manufacturing environment, each tool performing a portion of a recipe within a process chamber, using the at least one computing device to configure operation of the manufacturing environment to optimize at least one of: consumption of the set of resources or generation of the set of exhaust materials during the creation of desired quantities of the plurality of types of products within a desired time frame using the operating data, using the at least one computing device to generate a manufacturing schedule based on the optimized operation of the manufacturing environment and at least one of a desired quantity of a product to be manufactured in the manufacturing environment in a time frame, and an availability of each tool in the plurality of tools that performs a portion of the recipe for the product.