Verplant

Verplant is the past participle of the German verb verplanen. In contemporary German, verplanen means to plan or allocate resources in advance, often with the nuance that capacity becomes committed or inflexible. When used attributively, verplant describes resources or schedules that have already been allocated, for example verplante Kapazitäten or verplante Ressourcen.

Etymology and form: It combines the prefix ver- with planen; the form verplant appears as the masculine/neuter past participle used as an adjective.

Usage and implications: In project management, logistics, and production planning, verplant resources can provide predictability and stability by securing capacity, but they can also create bottlenecks if demand grows or changes. The noun form Verplanung (or Verplanung der Ressourcen) denotes the act or process of allocating resources in advance.

Examples: Die Kapazitäten sind verplant, daher können wir keine zusätzlichen Aufträge annehmen. Wir haben das Budget verplant, was zu Engpässen im späteren Verlauf führen kann.

See also: Planung, Ressourcenplanung, Kapazitätsplanung, Produktionsplanung.