| Article ID: | iaor1992897 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Start Page Number: | 74 |
| End Page Number: | 79 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Ronen Boaz, Schragenheim Eli |
| Keywords: | control |
Buffer management serves as the control extension to the drum-buffer-rope shop floor planning and scheduling technique. Two necessities are: (1) a time buffer and its implications and (2) the definition of the information needed for controlling the shop floor.