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The Fewest-Changes Optimizer Preset Explained
The MostStable optimizer goal in EDGEBIC improves a plan while disturbing a committed floor as little as possible. Here is how it ranks stability first and when to use it mid-week.
The On-Time-First Optimizer Preset Explained
On-time first is the default EDGEBIC optimizer goal: it protects due dates above everything else using a four-tier objective. Here is exactly how it ranks a schedule.
The Two Layers of the EDGEBIC Optimizer Explained
EDGEBIC ships two schedule optimizers: a never-worse multi-run search and a CP-SAT mathematical solver with a proven optimality gap. Here is when to use each.
What Happens When You Accept an Optimized Schedule
Accept is the only action that writes an EDGEBIC optimization to the database. Here is exactly what it changes, what it protects, the audit it records, and the staleness check.
Why the EDGEBIC Optimizer Is a Sidecar, Not a Replacement
The EDGEBIC optimizer sits beside the scheduling engine, never inside it, touching the engine through one seam. Here is why that architecture makes optimization safe to try.