In today's environment, global competition has forced U.S.Semiconductor manufacturers to seek ways to significantly improve their performance and effectiveness. To compete, semiconductor manufacturing organizations are introducing new disciplines that include self-directed work teams (SDWT), total productive maintenance (TPM), statistical process control (SPC), computer aided manufacturing (CAM), total quality management (TQM),and
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