This handbook is in a sense a continuation of Scheduling Computer and Manu- facturing Processes 1], two editions of which have received kind acceptance of a wide readership. As the previous volume, it is the result of a long lasting Ger- man-Polish collaboration. However, due to important reasons, it has a new form. Namely, following the suggestions of the Publisher, we decided to prepare a handbook filling out a gap on the market in the area. The gap concerns a unified approach to the most important scheduling models and methods with the special emphasis put on their relevance to practical...