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MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING WEB |
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Drum-Buffer-Rope System Note by James R. Martin |
OVERALL PURPOSE: TO BALANCE THE FLOW
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CONCEPT |
PURPOSE OR FUNCTION |
SCOUT TROOP |
FACTORY |
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DRUM |
Sets the pace |
Slowest scout |
The Constraint |
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BUFFER |
Protects the pace |
Slack in the rope |
Inventory in front of the constraint |
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ROPE |
Enforces the pace |
Rope tied between first scout and slowest scout |
Some type of pull system, e.g., kanban type or OPT schedule |
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