This paper presents a method of calendar (weekly) scheduling for production teams, when the average orders utility function is used as the quality criterion. The method is based on the concept of "production intensity", which is a dynamic parameter of production process. Applied software package allows scheduling for medium quantity of jobs. The result of software application is the team load on the planning horizon. The computed schedule may be corrected and recalculated in interactive mode.

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... rrent load of every team is taken into account at each recalculation. The method may be used for any combination of complex and specialized teams.