Scheduling Issues

Student Tip

Scheduling decisions range from years, for capacity planning, to minutes/hours/days, called short-term scheduling. This chapter focuses on the latter.

Table 15.1 Scheduling Decisions

Organization Managers Schedule The Following
Alaska Airlines

Maintenance of aircraft

Departure timetables

Flight crews, catering, gate, and ticketing personnel

Arnold Palmer Hospital

Operating room use

Patient admissions

Nursing, security, maintenance staffs

Outpatient treatments

University of Alabama

Classrooms and audiovisual equipment

Student and instructor ...

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