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The Resource Scheduling & Planning Glossary
Every key term in scheduling, resource planning, and operations management — explained simply. Search for a word or browse by category.
• 27 terms covered • Last updated September 10, 2026
AI scheduling
Technical
An interface that lets two software systems exchange data automatically, without manual intervention.
API
Technical
An interface that lets two software systems exchange data automatically, without manual intervention.
Automated scheduling
Feature
The automatic generation of an optimized schedule by software, based on predefined business rules.
CMMS
Technical
A Computerized Maintenance Management System that plans, tracks, and optimizes preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment.
Construction scheduling
Business use case
Managing progress, crews, and resources across one or more construction job sites.
Critical path
Methodology
The sequence of tasks in a project where any delay directly pushes back the project's end date.
Dashboard
Feature
A summary view of key indicators — workload, progress, availability — for tracking activity at a glance.
ERP
Technical
Enterprise Resource Planning software that centralizes a company's core business processes — finance, inventory, purchasing, production — in one system.
Field service management
Business use case
Scheduling and tracking technical teams sent out to carry out maintenance or service operations.
Fleet and asset management
Business use case
Tracking and scheduling the use of a company's vehicles, machines, and equipment.
Gantt chart
Methodology
A graphical representation of a schedule as horizontal bars, showing tasks, their duration, and their dependencies.
Geolocation
Feature
Real-time tracking of the position of teams or vehicles, useful for managing field interventions.
HR management
Business use case
Overseeing headcount, availability, skills, and team schedules.
HRIS
Technical
A Human Resources Information System that centralizes and automates a company's HR data: payroll, absences, skills, recruitment.
Kanban board
Feature
A visual method that organizes tasks into columns representing their status: to do, in progress, done.
Milestone
Methodology
A key event marking an important stage or the end of a phase in a project
Multi-resource scheduling
Feature
A schedule view that manages several types of resources — people, rooms, equipment — simultaneously on one calendar.
Predictive scheduling
Methodology
A schedule view that manages several types of resources — people, rooms, equipment — simultaneously on one calendar.
Production scheduling
Business use case
Organizing and tracking manufacturing steps to meet delivery deadlines and stay within production line capacity.
Project management
Business use case
Planning, organizing, tracking, and coordinating the tasks, resources, deadlines, and budget needed to reach a project's goals.
Resource allocation
Methodology
The distribution of available people, equipment, or budgets across the different tasks or projects to be carried out.
Resource planning
Methodology
The process of organizing the use of a company's human, material, or intangible resources over time.
SaaS
Technical
Software delivered as an online, subscription-based service, with no local installation required.
Scheduling
Methodology
Determining the order and timing of task execution for a project or production run, based on constraints and resources.
Shift and rotation management
Business use case
Organizing team working hours into successive rotations, common in industry, healthcare, and security.
Workflow
Feature
The automated sequence of steps and approvals needed to complete a business process.
Workload and capacity
Methodology
A comparison between the volume of work to be done (workload) and the resources available to do it (capacity).
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