DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER APPLICATION THAT AUTOMATES THE ACKOFF OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.317432415017

• Palavras-chave: Programación de proyecto CPM, algoritmo de Ackoff, Excel, Macros.

• Keywords: CPM project scheduling, Ackoff algorithm, Excel, Macros.

• Abstract:

  The subject of operations research II includes the deterministic project programming tool or critical path model, known as CPM (Critical Path Method), which allows a systematic analysis of the activities of a graph, identifying the critical operations that constitute the critical paths of a project, this is starting information to start another important point that is related to the minimum cost, a parametric linear programming problem whose operational resolution process can be complicated, which is why the Ackoff heuristic algorithm is used and Sasieni which admits meeting the objective of reducing the total duration of the project so that the total additional reduction cost is the minimum.
  In the classroom with a duration of 90 minutes, the resolution of said algorithm allows for a limited and reduced analysis of problems. This has motivated the creation of a computer application in Excel that allows students to raise awareness about problems, analyze a greater number of exercises, transmit the knowledge and provide feedback to students from an economic perspective that emulates the reality they will face in the near future.