The New Paltz, New York, school district has used the IBM Vehicle Scheduling Program (VSP) for scheduling its bus runs. In the process the district has reduced its transportation costs by 33.9 percent over a two-year period. (IRT)

Introduces a computer program for school bus routing. (MLF)

Outlines functions of a computer program designed to schedule assigned student usage of available microcomputers. Input and output format, editing, and use of the program to teach programing techniques are discussed. (EJS)

Describes a scheduling algorithm that continuously recomputes the conflict potential between courses and uses this information when it selects the next section to be scheduled and the meeting times at which the section is scheduled. (Author)

Outlines how a good preventive maintenance program can be scheduled and followed up to insure that the inspections have been performed. Both manually operated and computerized preventive maintenance programs are discussed. (MLF)

A computerized routing and scheduling system for the San Francisco Public Schools includes the batch processing of bus route assignments and schedules for all schools and the online terminal processing of daily changes. (Author/MLF)

This material looks at the historical developments of computer-aided timetabling, with particular emphasis on the limitations of present systems. Five common criticisms of mainframe computer timetabling packages are pointed out, and the development of a microcomputer-based package in its initial creation is described. (MP)

Explains how a microcomputer scheduling program works and discusses specific features that should be considered in selecting a program. A chart detailing capabilities of 17 scheduling programs is included. (MBR)