Resource Groups - Buffer-Out Time
Enter the number of hours for a post-operation delay, such as cooling time (to be added to the Finish hours specified on the operation). This delay must occur after a job completes processing any operation requiring this resource group. The job must undergo the delay before it can start processing at the next operation. During the buffer-out time, the delayed job does not use resources in this resource group.
To determine the total buffer time between two operations, the system:
- Finds the largest Buffer Out value from all of the first operation's specified resource groups (if the operation specifies more than one).
- Finds the largest Buffer In value from all of the second operation's specified resource groups.
- Adds the two values to the sum of the first operation's Finish hours and the second operation's Move hours.
Note: If the Infinite Resource Capacity After field is set to 0 on each of the
operation's resource groups, the operation's Queue hours are also added to the total
buffer time between the two operations (see “About Infinite Resource Capacity”
for more information).