Scheduling Non - CPU resources

Question

I have to write an essay on scheduling non-CPU resources. I can't find any information on what exactly this entails, could anybody give me an idea as to what this is.

Answer 1

That's actually anything that you can plan, for example train scheduling on the station (movement between tracks, arrivals, departures, etc) This particular example is actually a topic for roadef competition this year, you can read about it here Transportation is actually often solved real-life scheduling problem that a lot of companies are facing.