An evaluation of the DBR control mechanism in a job shop environment

• Published in: Omega (Oxford) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 335 - 342
• Main Author: Chakravorty, Satya S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Exeter Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2001; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Series: Omega
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Comparative analysis; Drum-buffer-rope Job shop scheduling Simulation; Drum–buffer–rope; Exact sciences and technology; Inventory control, production control. Distribution; Job shop scheduling; Job shops; Mathematical models; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Scheduling, sequencing; Simulation; Studies; Simulation; Job shop scheduling; Drum–buffer–rope; Production management; Scheduling; Workshop

This study is an evaluation of the drum–buffer–rope (DBR) control mechanism compared to the modified infinite loading (MIL) control mechanism in a job shop environment. Although previous research has shown that the MIL mechanism works well in this environment, this study finds that the DBR control m...