Abstract: A job at a worksite can be performed by different numbers of machines, and machines can be deployed to perform the job according to different dispatch schemes. A computing system can use job design data and other job parameters associated with the job to determine projected job performance times and costs associated with different combinations of candidate fleet sizes and candidate dispatch schemes. The computing system can identify a particular fleet size and dispatch scheme combination, among the possible fleet size and dispatch scheme combinations, that is associated with a projected job performance time and a projected job cost that best satisfies a time-cost goal for the job.

Abstract: A method for managing operations at a worksite includes determining a first quantity of a material moved by one or more machines during a first period. Thereafter, the method includes receiving a first data related to a demand forecast for the material for a second period subsequent to the first period, and includes receiving a second data related to a weather forecast at the worksite for the second period. The method further includes estimating a second quantity of the material to be moved for the second period based on the first data and the second data. Furthermore, the method includes computing a change in a number of the one or more machines based on a difference between the first quantity and the second quantity for enabling movement of the second quantity of the material during the second period.