Methods and systems for dynamic inventory control

Abstract

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. The methods and systems will help to reduce cost of overstock and prevent stockout, and to establish a good relationship of essential cost-saving and consumers.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to supply chain management, and more particularly to inventory control. Background technique [0002] Nowadays, the Internet is widely used in data collection and sharing, social networking, transactions, etc., and users therefore need new computing and communication hardware with more memory and faster processing speed. Advances in semiconductor manufacturing technology have lowered the cost of producing semiconductor chips and made new hardware affordable for most of the world. Hardware using new semiconductor chips such as computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, global positioning systems (GPSs), etc. As the production cost of semiconductor chips decreases, the use of semiconductor chips is expanding to other fields and applications. For example, more and more parts of automobiles and home appliances include semiconductor chips, such as controllers, sensors, and displays. The demand for extended...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, it takes 2-3 months to manufacture semiconductor chips from pure silicon substrates to assembled and tested chips

And because of the instability of the global economy and changes in consumer preferences, managing the inventory of semiconductor chips is a considerable challenge

Excessive stockpiling of semiconductor chips will lead to rising costs

Conversely, stock shortages can cause serious problems for customers

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