A firm providing transport to tourists can do so at fixed points in time (scheduling by time). Alternately, it can wait for a certain minimal number of tourists to arrive before it provides transport (scheduling by numbers). This “how to schedule” problem confronts all providers of transport...

A firm providing transport to tourists can do so at fixed points in time (scheduling by time). Alternately, it can wait for a certain minimal number of tourists to arrive before it provides transport (scheduling by numbers). This how to schedule problem confronts all providers of transport to...