Smart schedules, fair workloads, better care
Our Employee Shift Scheduling API builds nurse and doctor rosters automatically. It enforces coverage rules, skill mix, pairing, rest periods, and union agreements while respecting personal preferences. You get full shift coverage, zero compliance errors, and rosters in under five minutes.
Cut scheduling time by over 90%
Cut scheduling time by over 90% and improve nurse satisfaction by 25%. Generate fair, compliant, and efficient rosters at the click of a button, balancing staffing needs, pairing, skills, and legal rules while keeping your team happy.
Outsource complexity, deliver excellence
Juggling thousands of moving parts is complex, embed an API that takes care of everything.
Last-minute absences and shift changes
React instantly to call-offs or sick days without breaking coverage or compliance.
Skills, qualifications, costs, pairs, and availability
Assign the right nurse to the right ward while balancing workload, skill mix, pairing, and labor cost.
Coverage rules and compliance
Keep every unit fully staffed while meeting regulations, union agreements, and rest-period rules.
A workforce under pressure
Reduce burnout and win the war on talent by creating schedules that respect fairness and personal preferences.
Results on the ground
Minutes to create week roster
Job satisfaction
Shift coverage
Compliance errors
Let Timefold do the heavy lifting
Shift coverage optimization
Automatically assign nurses to the right shifts and wards while meeting skill, certification, and staffing requirements.
Real-time replanning
Instantly re-optimize rosters when someone calls in sick or demand changes, without breaking compliance.
Fairness & workload balance
Distribute work evenly, respect shift limits, and reduce overtime to protect your workforce.
Compliance and rest rules
Respect labor regulations and union agreements on rest times, overtime, and maximum consecutive shifts.
Preference-aware scheduling
Take personal preferences and availability into account to improve satisfaction and retention.
Seniority and cost efficiency
Balance experienced nurses across critical departments while controlling overtime.
Multi-department coordination
Schedule across multiple locations, while assuring full coverage.
Training and skill development
Include skill-based rotation logic so nurses gain experience across specialties without coverage gaps.
Informed decision making
Generate transparent, explainable schedules that every manager can audit and adjust confidently.
FAQ
Do you have questions? We have answers.
Most organizations still rely on spreadsheets, rule-based systems, or rigid enterprise software to handle planning and scheduling. They generate plans that quickly become outdated, require constant manual adjustments, and struggle to balance competing priorities like cost, efficiency, and compliance. In field service for example, routing is often done with fixed rules that ignore real-time disruptions. Workforce scheduling is notoriously known for defaulting to manual tweaks from human planners. Clearly, these tools weren’t built for complexity and scale.
Behind every schedule is a planner carrying the weight of countless rules, exceptions, and expectations. PlanningAI takes on that heavy lift, crunching possibilities in seconds while leaving the expert firmly in control. With clear dashboards, explainable trade-offs, and the flexibility to adjust on the fly with the click of a button, planners move from firefighting to foresight. PlanningAI doesn’t replace, it enables.
Yes. Timefold is built on a scalable architecture that supports businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Our solution can handle increasing amounts of data and complex scheduling scenarios, ensuring that as your business grows, Timefold grows with you, maintaining performance and reliability.
Our solution utilizes dynamic scheduling algorithms that can quickly adapt to changes, such as fluctuating demand, employee availability, or last-minute absences. Timefold's flexibility ensures that your scheduling remains optimal, responsive, and resilient to change, minimizing disruptions and maintaining operational efficiency.
When scheduling works, everything works.
Less waste. More control. Teams that trust the plan.