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| | Applying Process Knowledge for Yield Variation Reduction: A Longitudinal Field Study* Decision Sciences - Find Articles |
 | | The negative consequences of high yield variation in manufacturing settings are well known, yet the causes of yield variation are poorly understood (Lee & Yano, 1988;Spence, 1988; Avram& Wein, 1992; Bohn, 1995; Longtin, Wein, & Welsch, 1996; Zantek, Wright, & Plante, 2002). |
 | | While much of this research has been motivated by the highly variable yields characteristic of the semiconductor industry, managers and engineers at our research site-an electromechanical motor assembly plant-agree that yield variation does create problems such as the ones mentioned earlier and needs to be addressed. |
 | | Third, we identify both the type and sequence of actions that are effective in reducing yield variation-that is, applying process knowledge by way of actions to control the mean followed by actions to control the variance. |
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