Determinación de horas de trabajo óptimas para maquinas “A” y “B” mediante la programación lineal.

Abstract

Currently, the world lives in a time of transition, there are a number of changes that, whether positively or negatively affected society. Companies are responsible for many of these changes perceived by society, therefore, they are always in need of finding the best way to stay active and float in the market. This document supports the idea of maximizing profits by optimizing time, to explain this idea an exercise is taken linked to the area of operations research, in this example it is required to determine a number of hours that is optimal for two machines to produce a certain amount of items, respecting limitations such as: a maximum daily cost of $ 2000, that both machines work daily for the same number of hours and that the number of daily pieces can still be maximized. To solve the proposed exercise, linear programming is used, which in particular is part of operations research as an ideal methodology for decision-making because it provides the most optimal solutions to any particular case. Using different research and analysis methods, several databases are searched for information that helps support the resolution of the proposed exercise, the theoretical explanation of the context to which it belongs and the methodology used to solve it. This information must belong to documentation duly registered on indexed platforms.