KOPE /Kalendar Oriented Program Efforts/ is a computer program that establishes control over project efforts to assure management of meeting a specified completion date. With the appropriate input data, KOPE computes the starting and completion dates, the manning level for each activity, and the composite manning level for the program

Karkainen, T. A.

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December 1967
	
Brief 67-10478 
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KOPE (Kalendar Oriented Program Efforts) 
Provides Data for Management Decisions 
KOPE is a computer program designed to establish 
controls over project efforts in order to assure man-
agement of meeting a specified completion date. 
The input data requirements for KOPE consist of 
two groups of source information. The first group 
deals with the contractual terms, specifying the 
maximum cost, the period of the contract, and the 
program starting date. In the second group, the data 
include the total effort necessary to complete each of 
the major activities, their completion sequence, and 
their interdependence in the overall program. With 
these data, KOPE will be able to compute the starting 
and completion dates, the manning level for each 
activity, and the composite manning level for the 
program. 
The first series of operations performed is to de-
termine the critical path of the project effort. Simul-
taneously, while searching for the critical path, the 
program computes the factors that provide the maxi-
mum distribution of effort for each activity. The fac-
tors are used to determine the maximum time spans 
for each activity. Next the program determines the 
starting and completion dates for each activity. A 
unique built-in calendar system is used in assigning 
these dates..
KOPE then determines the manning-level require-
ments for each event and the composite manning-level 
with progression of time. An adjustment is made in 
this manning-level figure to account for overhead, 
sick leave, and paid vacations and holidays. 
Notes: 
I. This program is written in Fortran IV for use on 
the IBM 7094 computer. 
2. KOPE is a novel scheduling program which may be. 
of interest to management personnel and organiza-
tions concerned with scheduling programming. 
3. Inquiries concerning this program may be made to: 
COSMIC 
Computer Center 
University of Georgia 
Athens, Georgia 30601 
Reference: B67-10478 
Patent status: 
No patent action is contemplated by NASA. 
Source: T. A. Karkainen 
of Chrysler Corporation 
under contract to 
Marshall Space Flight Center 
(MFS-12331) 
Category 06 
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Aeronautics and Space Administration. Neither the United States 
Government nor any person acting on behalf of the United States
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