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Choose the correct alternative:
The purpose of a dummy row or column in an assignment problem is to
Options
prevent a solution from becoming degenerate
balance between total activities and total resources
provide a means of representing a dummy problem
none of the above
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Solution
balance between total activities and total resources
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Service Time ( in hrs.)
| Counters | Salesmen | |||
| A | B | C | D | |
| W | 41 | 72 | 39 | 52 |
| X | 22 | 29 | 49 | 65 |
| Y | 27 | 39 | 60 | 51 |
| Z | 45 | 50 | 48 | 52 |
Five different machines can do any of the five required jobs, with different profits resulting from each assignment as shown below:
| Job | Machines (Profit in ₹) | ||||
| A | B | C | D | E | |
| 1 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | 40 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 35 |
| 4 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 36 |
| 5 | 29 | 62 | 41 | 34 | 39 |
Find the optimal assignment schedule.
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In an assignment problem if number of rows is greater than number of columns then
Solve the following problem :
A dairy plant has five milk tankers, I, II, III, IV and V. These milk tankers are to be used on five delivery routes A, B, C, D and E. The distances (in kms) between the dairy plant and the delivery routes are given in the following distance matrix.
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 150 | 120 | 175 | 180 | 200 |
| B | 125 | 110 | 120 | 150 | 165 |
| C | 130 | 100 | 145 | 160 | 175 |
| D | 40 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 100 |
| E | 45 | 25 | 60 | 70 | 95 |
How should the milk tankers be assigned to the chilling center so as to minimize the distance travelled?
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A job production unit has four jobs P, Q, R, and S which can be manufactured on each of the four machines I, II, III, and IV. The processing cost of each job for each machine is given in the following table:
| Job | Machines (Processing cost in ₹) |
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| I | II | III | IV | |
| P | 31 | 25 | 33 | 29 |
| Q | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| R | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| S | 38 | 36 | 34 | 40 |
Find the optimal assignment to minimize the total processing cost.
A plant manager has four subordinates and four tasks to perform. The subordinates differ in efficiency and task differ in their intrinsic difficulty. Estimates of the time subordinate would take to perform tasks are given in the following table:
| I | II | III | IV | |
| A | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| B | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| D | 4 | 15 | 4 | 9 |
Complete the following activity to allocate tasks to subordinates to minimize total time.
Solution:
Step I: Subtract the smallest element of each row from every element of that row:
| I | II | III | IV | |
| A | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| B | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| D | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Step II: Since all column minimums are zero, no need to subtract anything from columns.
Step III: Draw the minimum number of lines to cover all zeros.
| I | II | III | IV | |
| A | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| B | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| D | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Since minimum number of lines = order of matrix, optimal solution has been reached
Optimal assignment is A →`square` B →`square`
C →IV D →`square`
Total minimum time = `square` hours.
