# Bosch says AI schedules production at its Reutlingen wafer fab, and in many cases decides the production sequence entirely

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20231205-industrial-engineer-9
Date: 2023-12-05 · Stage: Deployment
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## Scope

Germany. The manufacturer's own factsheet on its plants says AI is used in production scheduling at highly automated wafer fabs such as its Reutlingen plant, guiding wafers through up to 1,000 processing steps; the AI has an overview of the materials available for each step and sorts them to achieve optimum throughput, and in many instances the production sequence is determined completely by AI. One company's description of highly automated fabs; it says nothing about industrial engineers' work or time, and wafer fabs are not typical assembly lines.

## Source

- Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Media Service — factsheet 'How Bosch uses AI in manufacturing' (05.12.2023) — https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/how-bosch-uses-ai-in-manufacturing-260800.html (primary source)

## What this means

In highly automated plants, deciding the production sequence has moved to software.

## What it does not show yet

One company's fabs, with nothing on what industrial engineers now do.

## How to verify it yourself

Open Bosch's factsheet 'How Bosch uses AI in manufacturing' and find "production sequencing is determined completely by AI".


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