Scheduling

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As a general definition : Scheduling is committing resources to the realization of an event at a defined time. Scheduling is committing resources to a plan. Time can be specified (Scheduling a flight to leave at 8:00) or floating as part of a sequence of events (today's production schedule: orders 122, 123, 124)

Scheduling may refer to:

  • I/O scheduling, the order in which I/O requests are submitted to a block device in Computer Operating Systems
  • Scheduling (broadcasting), the minute planning of the content of a radio or television broadcast channel
  • 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
  • Project Scheduling, which builds on prior project planning, and includes the design, development, maintenance, and usage of a project schedule.

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