Buffer-Out Time

This field applies to APS.

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.