Lexic.us

Definition of Scheduling

1. Noun. Setting an order and time for planned events.

Definition of Scheduling

1. Verb. (present participle of schedule) ¹

2. Noun. A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time ¹

3. Noun. The time at which a particular event is scheduled ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scheduling

1. schedule [v] - See also: schedule

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scheduling

Literary usage of Scheduling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Design and Analysis of Integrated Manufacturing Systems by W. Dale Compton (1988)
"The use of simulation for scheduling and control of production systems is a ... Simulation, when used for production scheduling, is a useful vehicle for ..."

2. Registration of City School Children: A Consideration of the Subject of the by John Dearling Haney (1910)
"The chief argument that can be advanced in favor of a biennial scheduling is the fact that, during the scheduling period, which occupies, as a rule, ..."

3. Principles of Industrial Organization by Dexter Simpson Kimball (1919)
"Routing or scheduling. The demand for a more systematic method of carrying the work through the shop gave rise to the practice of routing or scheduling. ..."

4. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"scheduling Inconvenience RECOMMENDATION: To increase the use of mammography, ... Referring providers may not have adequate office staff for scheduling ..."

5. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"Patient scheduling Outpatients scheduling of patients in clinics for ... The three most commonly used scheduling systems involve variations on block ..."

6. Engineering Office Systems and Methods: Together with Schedules and by John Percival Davies (1915)
"THE scheduling SYSTEM OF A LARGE LOCOMOTIVE WORKS The following description is taken from an article on "The Drafting- room System of the American ..."

7. Engineering Office Systems and Methods: Together with Schedules and by John Percival Davies (1915)
""While the specifications are being compiled, the process of scheduling the ... The form for scheduling is shown in Fig. 155, which shows the schedule card ..."

8. Office Management, Its Principles and Practice: Covering Organization by Lee Galloway (1918)
"The scheduling of the work will indicate when it is to be done and the approximate time it requires. To most executives the routine of the ordinary office ..."

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