Bio-inspired simulation tool for PERT
Daniel L. Howard · 2009
This Genetic Programming based tool simulates activities and resource allocations in the Program (Project) Evaluation and Review Technique method of project control. Users constrain the optimization problem by means of a visual interface and Genetic Programming discovers a umber of acceptable solutions that satisfy the user constraints. It evolves computer programs that, when executed, produce a variable length vector of real numbers. This vector is then interpreted according to the grammar that abides by the user constraints. The tool has a wide application in the management of large and complex projects as it handles the a priori simulation of events that may delay or compromise the project, and enables the project owners and project managers to come up with robust and innovative contingency measures to decrease the likelihood of project failure before project start-up.