An Evaluation of the DBR Control Mechanism in a Job Shop Environment

Department

Management and Entrepreneurship

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2001

Abstract

Evaluates the performance of drum-buffer-rope (DBR) control mechanism of a job shop environment in management science. Comparison between DBR control mechanism and modified infinite loading (MIL) control mechanism; Factors affecting MIL; Determination of the level of shop utilization.

Journal Title

Omega

Journal ISSN

0305-0483

Volume

29

Issue

4

First Page

335

Last Page

342

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/S0305-0483(01)00028-7

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