Ingenuity meets high-tech. (new Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc. plant in Gresham, Oregon)(includes...

Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc.'s manufacturing plant in Gresham, OR, was built under an aggressive schedule. The silicon wafer fabrication facility was completed in 14 months, overcoming construction problems as well as language differences between U.S. and Japanese personnel. Effective scheduling, such as the early involvement of the electrical contractor, was a critical component of the project's success.

Overcoming language differences as well as construction problems, a Japanese and American building team's creative scheduling delivers microelectronics plant in 14 months