调度 diàodù to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)
to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
How to remember 调度: 调 tune + 度 degree = to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc).
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How it is used
- To dispatch/schedule resources - vehicles, staff, trains - 调度车辆 (diàodù chēliàng) to dispatch vehicles; 生产调度 (shēngchǎn diàodù) production scheduling.
- Here 调 reads diào. Operational/logistics register; the dispatcher is also called 调度 or 调度员.
- About coordinating and allocating in real time, versus 安排 (ānpái, general arranging).