Editorial: Performance Moves

Sequencing Wafer Handler Moves To Improve Cluster Tool Performance

Cluster tools can perform a sequence of semiconductor manufacturing processes. The sequence of wafer handler moves determines the time needed to complete a set of wafers. This paper presents scheduling problems for sequential and hybrid cluster tools and reviews the performance of several algorithms.

Moves Newsletter

The MoVES project on Modelling, Verification and Evolution of Software has entered its last year and this is already the fourth edition of the MoVES newsletter. In this month’s issue we focus on the work package on “Consistency Checking and Co-Evolution” and also seize the opportunity to zoom in on some of the research topics that are currently under active investigation at UCL university in Lo...

Moves Newsletter

Dear Reader, Welcome to the eight edition of the MoVES newsletter. The MoVES network on Modelling, Veri cation and Evolution of Software combines the strength of the leading Belgian research teams in software engineering. MoVES also has a number of foreign partners that complement the expertise of the Belgian research teams. This issue of the MoVES newsletter focusses on two of the foreign part...

Focus: Advancing High Performance Mass Spectrometry: Editorial

Guest editorial Eight essentials of performance measurement

A well-designed performance measurement system is vital for ensuring that organisations deliver cost-effective, high-quality services that meet the needs of service users. Without feedback on all important aspects and a system for ensuring that the organisation acts on that information, managers are struggling in the dark to improve services. However, performance measurement is not easy, partic...