由於全球化的競爭與利潤的下降，薄膜電晶體液晶顯示器 (Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display, TFT-LCD) 產業需透過改善生產效率及降低週期時間以保有本身的競爭力。彩色濾光片 (Color Filter, CF)為TFT-LCD 之關鍵零組件。本研究針對彩色濾光片廠，利用Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) 建置一套先進規劃排程 Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) 系統，自動規劃各產線之生產排程。APS 由五個主要模組所組成，透過訂單優先序模組 (Order Priority Module, OPM)、訂單投料模組 (Lot Release Module, LRM)、產線選擇模組 (Line Selection Module, LSM)、工作負荷堆疊模組 (Workload Accumulation Module, WAM)及工作負荷平衡模組 (Workload Balance Module, WBM) 進行整合性訂單分配與各線投料派工、產能平衡等作業。
實驗結果顯示APS系統可有效降低原人工排程時間同時維持品質水準。其減少逾85%之排程時間並能針對生產不確定性(諸如急單、停機、物料短缺等)作反應，快速得到更新排程結果。生產部人員可使用此APS系統擬定排程並根據系統執行結果做生產判斷。

Intense global competition and declining profit have caused most Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) manufacturers to increase their competitiveness by improving productivity and reducing cycle times. Color Filter (CF) is one of the key components of TFT-LCD. In this research, an Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system was developed with Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) to automatically generate production schedules for color filter fabs. This system can assign orders to production lines, plan order release time, and balance the equipment loading by the implementation of five major modules: order priority module (OPM), lot release module (LRM), line selection module (LSM), workload accumulation module (WAM), and workload balance module (WBM).
Experimental results indicated that APS can significantly reduce manual scheduling time while maintaining the quality of scheduling results. Compared to manual operations, it can save more than 85% of scheduling time and the quickness is especially important when rescheduling is needed due to production uncertainties such as equipment breakdown or material shortage. Production controllers can use this APS to generate initial schedule and make adjustment based on experience.

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