Decision Optimization

Rule Scheduler – Oven

Build an optimized production schedule for jobs that share oven capacity, timing constraints, and operating resources.

This problem was offered as a DMCommunity Challenge in July 2026:

Problem Definition. Let’s start with the glossary:

Here is a test case:

Defining Schedule, Resource, and Activities

Posting Constraints

When Rule Solver finds an optimal solution, we will use the following table to assign it back to our business output variables:

Problem Resolution. Here are the top-level tables “Define” and “Solve” that invoke the above tables:

Rule Scheduler will find the following feasible solution:

We can visualize it as follows:

Try Rule Solver

Build decision models that find the best answer.

Start with the free evaluation, then install Rule Solver and explore its optimization examples.