What term describes the assignment of required tasks to departments or machines?

• A. Hiring
• B. Scheduling
• C. Executive Summary
• D. Mission Statement

Answer: (B)

Scheduling is the process of assigning required tasks to resources such as departments or machines and planning when each task will be performed. It coordinates what gets done, by which resource, and in what order, so work moves smoothly through the system without unnecessary wait times or conflicts. This helps optimize capacity, balance workloads, and meet due dates. In manufacturing, scheduling decides which job goes to which machine and the sequence of operations; in service or office settings, it determines who handles which tasks and when. The other terms describe recruiting (hiring), a concise summary of a document (executive summary), or the organization’s purpose (mission statement), not the act of allocating tasks to resources and timing them.