In computing, the producer-consumer problem (also known as the bounded-buffer problem) is a family of problems described by Edsger W. Dijkstra since 1965...

immediately dequeued. In the producer–consumer problem, one process (the producer) generates data items and another process (the consumer) receives and uses them...

is true (or could be true). A classic concurrency problem is that of the bounded producer/consumer, in which there is a queue or ring buffer of tasks...

middleware. It provides generic messaging models, able to handle the producer–consumer problem, that can be used to facilitate the sending and receiving of messages...

in the producer–consumer problem then it is probably desired for the producer (e.g., an audio generator) to overwrite old data if the consumer (e.g.,...

Protocol (IGMP) Message brokers Message queue Observer pattern Producer–consumer problem Push technology RSS, a highly scalable web-syndication protocol...

Unix Plumber – "intelligent pipes" developed as part of Plan 9 Producer–consumer problem – for implementation aspects of software pipelines Software design...

first two problems of economic calculation. Mises (1912) applied the marginal utility theory developed by Carl Menger to money. Marginal consumer expenditures...

a haircut.) Dining philosophers problem Cigarette smokers problem Producers-consumers problem Readers–writers problem John H. Reynolds (December 2002)...

some classic problems of synchronization: The Producer–Consumer Problem (also called The Bounded Buffer Problem); The Readers–Writers Problem; The Dining...

threads, etc.) and/or between two or more processes (see also producer–consumer problem) and/or when data has to be accessed / copied / moved inside kernel...

initially acyclic. Cigarette smokers problem Producers-consumers problem Readers-writers problem Sleeping barber problem Dijkstra, Edsger W. EWD-1000 (PDF)...

of the loop. ABA problem Producers-consumers problem Dining philosophers problem Cigarette smokers problem Sleeping barber problem Readers–writer lock...

case, a producer has different motives to the consumer in that they are focussed on the profit they make. This is explained further by producer theory...

Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that is typical of industrialized societies. It is characterized by the continuous acquisition...

maximization problem (UMP) is developed. The utility maximization problem is the heart of consumer theory. The utility maximization problem attempts to...

products it sells in order to maximize social welfare (the sum of producer and consumer surplus) while earning enough revenue to cover its fixed costs....

Marketer-induced problem recognition When marketing activity persuades consumers of a problem (usually a problem that the consumer did not realise they...

the free choice of consumers should dictate the economic structure of a society (cf. producerism). Modern political anti-consumerism developed in the 2000s...

facility in order to attract as many consumers as possible. Facility location (cooperative game) is the problem of how to share the cost of opening new...

shared between all agents of a supply chain—producers and consumers. Auto Recycling Nederland (ARN) is a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) that organises...

often called "brown goods" by producers and sellers. Since the 2010s, this distinction has been absent in big box consumer electronics stores, whose inventories...

A consumer cooperative is an enterprise owned by consumers and managed democratically and that aims at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of its members...

understate living costs if consumers switch to cheaper goods when prices rise, a flaw called substitution bias. The Producer Price Index (PPI) might miss...

in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply chain from producers to consumers. Retail markets and shops...

market basket is the basket of consumer goods used to define the Consumer Price Index (CPI), often called the consumer basket. It is a sample of goods...

ethical shopping and also associated with sustainable and green consumerism) is a type of consumer activism based on the concept of dollar voting. People practice...

A consumer price index (CPI) is a statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households. It is...

provide for a loan guarantee program to address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business concerns, and for other purposes; Small Business Y2K...

durable good manufacturers overcome the durability problem of their products and persuade consumers to purchase new goods. The concept utilizes a monopolist...