Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:38:08 -0800 (PST) Hello John (and everyone), Wow, thanks for that exposition! It is also great news that you guys have been working on this. I would like to know more about the rules you are thinking about in the new system. Is it just the addition of larger time slots? My question is how to we eliminate the fierce competition? There are two kinds of systems. The first, of which there are many, have application/optimized allocation systems (e.g., any funding institution). The second are first-come-first-served. The difference between systems that are first-come-first-served and those that are allocated is need. That is, in the former, there is no "need" (to go to the opera), and in the latter all applicants express some need (for the scarce resource). Another way to put it is "Is there a resource involved?". Entertainment is not a resource, whereas food is. Tool time in the fab is also a resource, associated with a clear need. This would imply that fair allocation would not be fcfs, but by application/optimized allocation. Interesting point about scheduling a flow on multiple machines. This is solved by a)requested blackout times b)leaving sufficient windows between processes, knowing that you're requested time may fall in a range. c)first,second, and third choice slots may (must?) be requested. Fact is, this can be NO WORSE than the competition we have now! At least allocation is made on the basis of optimal requests, rather than what it often is, which is "i have time to make a reservation now, and some time is available next week". Thanks, Dan On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, John Shott wrote: > ab boundary > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="-----------------------------1075484579" > > > -------------------------------1075484579 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Cosmo, > > I have attached a list of men who are going to the training. 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