Determine what driver should be sent to what destination to minimize the distance? Submit your excel document with the results and interpretation of them.
Determine what driver should be sent to what destination to minimize the distance? Submit your excel document with the results and interpretation of them.
Practical Management Science
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ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Chapter6: Optimization Models With Integer Variables
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Problem 100P
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BUSINESS ANALYTICS & DECISION MAKING
Model and solve the following assignment problem:
•The manager at “Happy taxi” has 3 drivers available to send to new destinations according to the following table of the distance from driver to destination:
•Determine what driver should be sent to what destination to minimize the distance? Submit your excel document with the results and interpretation of them.
Driver Distance in (km)
Destination # 1 2 3
Ali 21 10 20
Amit 19 10 9
Karen 9 11 12
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VIEWStep 2: Create a table to denote the distances between drivers and destinations
VIEWStep 3: Subtract row minimum from each element of corresponding row
VIEWStep 4: Subtract column minimum from each element of corresponding column
VIEWStep 5: Draw minimum number of straight lines, both horizontal and vertical, to cover all the zeroes
VIEWStep 6: Check optimality
VIEWStep 7: Optimal assignment
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