Management and the Technology Professional – B302
Critical path analysis of semiconductor product development at Intel
Case study for coursework assignment
CASE STUDY QUESTION
This question
must be answered in your coursework submission.
- Imagine that you are the supervising engineer responsible for step 6 in the manufacturing process described in the case study source. Use critical path analysis to help decide which action you should take when you discover that you missed one test while completing step 6 during the previous day.
OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS
Optional questions that might be helpful in developing an answer for the case study question.
- What did you identify as available options for this decision?
- How did you estimate and compare the potential consequences of the available options?
- Are you aware of any similar situations that might provide insight for this problem?
- Do you have any previous personal experience that might provide insight for this problem?
- What are the primary factors for you to select one particular action from the available options?
- What is the impact to the semiconductor products if a quality test is not performed during manufacturing?
- What is the impact to Intel Corporation if a quality test is not performed during manufacturing?
- Does it make a difference if it is a one time mistake versus a long term continuous mistake?
CASE STUDY SOURCE
| # | Typical semiconductor manufacturing steps | Duration (days) | Predecessors |
| 1 | Fabricate transistors | 1 | – |
| 2 | Fabricate interconnects | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Perform quality tests | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sort components | 2 | 2, 3 |
| 5 | Assembly and packaging | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Perform final tests | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Configure for market | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Product marking and localization | 3 | 5, 7 |
| – | Ship products | – | 8 |
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE
