Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process. Companies use backward and forward scheduling to allocate plant and machinery resources, plan human resources, plan production processes and purchase materials. 1  Forward scheduling is planning the tasks from the date resources become available to determine the shipping date or the due date.
The degree symbol (Â°) is a typographical symbol that is used, among other things, to represent degrees of arc (e.g. in geographic coordinate systems), hours (in the medical field), degrees of temperature, alcohol proof, or diminished quality in musical harmony.
Other Uses of âTerminal Degreeâ. Although the most common use of the term âterminal degreeâ is âthe highest degree in a field,â some people and schools use âterminal degreeâ to describe the highest degree that a person has achieved or that a school offers.