As discussed for Scheduling Principle 5 in Chap. 3, the crew supervisor schedules work orders on a daily basis. Formal daily scheduling assigns specific individuals to specific work orders in a manner that accounts for each labor hour available and works toward the goal of completing the work allocated by the weekly schedule. The supervisor also supervises the work in progress in the field. These matters of daily scheduling and supervision of current work execution are not the responsibility of the planning department, per se. However, they are of such importance to the planning and scheduling system that this handbook has an obligation to explore their specific tasks. That is, while these tasks do not belong to the planning department that creates job plans and issues the weekly schedule, they are part of the overall planning and scheduling system. Note also that the method presented is only one method. Others are acceptable provided they work toward the goal of weekly work.

The chapter presents an actual description of a supervisor working a normal day and then more specifically addresses assigning work, coordination with operations, handing out work orders, and duties each day.