由於面板產能競賽下，各家面板產商紛紛擴建新世代面板廠，以獲得面板最高效益之經濟切割進而降低成本。在玻璃基板大尺寸的趨勢下，其重量已造成人工搬運的負擔，為避免因人工搬運所造成的面板不良、壞片及搬運成本，物料的搬運則改由自動化物料搬運系統（Automated Material Handling System）替代。如何防止搬運造成製程的阻塞（Blocking）或挨餓（Starvation）等情況發生，是值得深入討論的課題。

本研究以國內某面板模組廠COF製程與MA製程間的自動化物料搬運系統為研究對象，針對現行廠房佈置與機台的設施規劃，找出較適當之派送方法，使得整體搬運系統績效最佳化。先以UML（Unified Modeling Language）做為物件導向模擬模式之規劃，利用eM-Plant模擬軟體進行模擬模式建構，並藉由系統模擬的方式討論First In First Out（FIFO）與加入水位（Level）的派送方法對整體搬運績效之影響。

模擬數據顯示加入水位之派送方法，可彈性分配MA製程所需之再製品，並藉由COF之產出時間來決定搬運軌道上卡匣所需水位，使製程穩定生產，減少阻塞及挨餓的現象發生，並提升產出。

To enhance the productivity, most leading officials always try to build the next generation panel factory to reduce cost for each panel. Nevertheless, the large-size glass substrates are not easy to transport by manual handling. In order to promise the yield rate of final product and no manpower cost spend in transport, this heavy task can be accomplished by an automated material handling system（AMHS）.

This research studies an AMHS handling between COF process and MA process in a module panel manufacturer located in Taiwan. According to the existing layout of plant and machine facilities, discuss different dispatching method to get the better performance. Object-oriented based unified modeling language（UML）simulation models from eM-Plant company are used. We consider the different dispatching rules and the level in the track as the impact of handling performance.

The result shows the dispatching method and suitable level could make MA process more flexibility and using the process time of COF could decide the number of cassette in the track. Therefore, it could reduce the phenomenon of process blocking and make the manufacture procedure more stable.

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