timetablefocused
Timetablefocused is a term used to describe a design and optimization approach that prioritizes the creation of a timetable—the assignment of activities to specific time slots—over other aspects of the planning process. In this approach, the timetable itself is the central artifact, and constraints, resources, and preferences are encoded to guide its generation. Timetablefocused methods are applied in domains where time-slot allocation and resource limits are critical.
Common applications include public transportation scheduling, school or university course timetabling, conference room and venue booking,
Techniques frequently used in timetablefocused work include constraint programming, integer programming, SAT/SMT solving, and local search.
Timetablefocused differs from process- or workflow-centric scheduling by concentrating on the final timetable as a deliverable
See also: scheduling, timetabling, constraint programming, operations research, optimization.