The Project Scheduling by Using Ant Colony Algorithm

Abstract

The study aims to schedule the project using the ant colony algorithm as one of the swarm intelligence algorithms as a smart search technique that derives its work from the natural behavior of ant colonies in reaching the optimal solution efficiently, by identifying the critical path in the shortest time and lowest cost.
The study problem is represented in the company's need to use modern technologies in scheduling its projects, and its reliance on experience and personal effort in scheduling projects and determining the times of completing activities and the total time to complete projects, which was reflected in exceeding the project completion time and cost from the plan.