A scheduler's hymnal

Erwin Ephron

Scheduling is a lot like farming. It starts with a bag full of exposures and sows them across a target population, in a pattern that, hopefully, will grow the most sales.

A Scheduler's Hymnal

Erwin Ephron, Papazian Ephron, shows how new research evidence supports regency planning strategies

How to schedule is an act of faith, a firm belief, a holy scripture. It therefore seems fitting to approach the subject evangelically, in song. This may seem irreverent, but it is sincerely meant.

There are six hymns that, suitably adapted or modified, capture the revealed truth of scheduling. The first deals with our objectives. It is Bringing in the sheaves:

Bringing in the sheaves! Bringing in the sheaves! We shall meet our forecast,By bringing in the sheaves....

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