Last-minute absences and shift changes
React instantly to call-offs or sick days without breaking coverage or compliance.
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.
Turn your data into optimized schedules your staff trust
From manual spreadsheets to automatically balanced rosters
Timefold’s API transforms your workforce data like staff, shifts, availability, preferences, and regulations into optimized, fair schedules that meet both operational and human needs.
- Scheduling & routing engine built on 20+ years of expertise
- 70+ constraints preloaded for real-world complexity
- Scalable to tens of thousands of nurses, doctors and trainees
- Compliant and secure by design
Outsource complexity, deliver excellence
Best-of-breed scheduling optimization
Juggling thousands of moving parts is complex, embed an API that takes care of everything.
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
What shift scheduling optimization with PlanningAI delivers
<5
Minutes to create week roster
+20-30 %
Job satisfaction
100 %
Shift coverage
0 %
Compliance errors
Inject your operations with PlanningAI
Strategic and insightful scheduling
The Timefold Platform gives you full visibility into your planning ecosystem, turning daily complexity into a strategic advantage. Set clear planning objectives, understand the logic behind every decision, and steer your operations with confidence.
Let Timefold do the heavy lifting
Plug in best-of-breed optimization technology
We compiled 20+ years of domain experience in a comprehensive scheduling solution.
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 patient demand changes, without breaking compliance.Fairness and workload balance
Distribute weekend, night, and holiday shifts evenly to protect staff morale and reduce burnout.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
Plan and adjust staffing across multiple units or hospitals in one model, maintaining coverage everywhere.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.