Scheduling

Scheduling is the process of deciding how to commit resources between a variety of possible tasks. Time can be specified (scheduling a flight to leave at 8:00) or floating as part of a sequence of events.

The word may also refer to:

• I/O scheduling, the order in which I/O requests are submitted to a block device in Computer Operating Systems
• Broadcast programming, the minute planning of the content of a radio or television broadcast channel
• Scheduling algorithm
• Scheduling (computing), the way various processes are assigned in multitasking and multiprocessing operating system design
• Scheduling (production processes), the planning of the production or the operation
• Schedule (workplace), ensuring that an organization has sufficient staffing levels at all times
• Schedule (resource), aids in the logistical planning for sharing resources among several entities
• Job scheduler, an enterprise software application in charge of unattended background executions
• Job Shop Scheduling, an optimization problem in computer science

See also

• Employee scheduling software
• Schedule (disambiguation)
• Timetable (disambiguation)
• Notation for theoretic scheduling problems
• Calendaring software