Lets take this where I am a layman for the solution that you provide, since I do not understand complete objective, and will address from the point of how the interface might be well suited.

"Optimize" button should be controlled on the header section, since it governs the entire schedule. How about "Optimize" button with a drop down ie., similar to Google Mail (controls set of controls under one hood) to the far right (which is seperated from the usual schedule tracker). You can have Optimize 1,2,3...under the "Optimize" button & your count 50,60,70 in line with the "Optimize 1" [Optimize 1 (50)]. So it means that very less information is shown upfront, and chunked in togetherness.

Your interface 1 looks lot more intuitive and easy, since it has a left alignment of Section Titles, and the Optimize button for each section seperately.If there are more items in Resource 1 as to Optimize (which I did not understand), you may use the same way as the other button as noted above and chunk them under this button.

Suppose, I am the layman for the solution that you provide since I do not understand complete objective. I will address from the point of how the interface might be well suited.

The "Optimize" button should be located on the header section since it governs the entire schedule. Try adding a drop down to the "Optimize" button (similar to Google Mail (controls a set of controls under one hood) and moving it to the far right where it is separated from the usual schedule tracker. You can have Optimize 1,2,3...under the "Optimize" button & your count 50,60,70 in line with the "Optimize 1" [Optimize 1 (50)]. So it means that much less information is shown upfront and combined together.

Your interface 1 looks a lot more intuitive and easy, since it Section Titles are aligned left, and each section has a dedicated the Optimize button. If there are more items in Resource 1 as to Optimize (which I did not understand), you may use the same way as the other button as noted above and combine them under this button.