Answer to Question #85978 in Math for Fatima Zaidi

Question

Four operators A,B,C and D are available for a manager who has to get four jobsI,II,III and IV done by assuming one job to each operator.The times taken by different operators to do different jobs are given in the table below:
Operators
A B C D
I 15 13 14 13
Jobs II 11 12 11 13
III 18 12 10 11
IV 15 17 14 16
(i)Express the assignment problem above as a balanced transportation problem.
(ii)Obtain the optimal solution of the assignment problem by the Hungarian method.
(iii)Hence give an optimal solution of the equivalent balanced transportation problem.

Answer 1

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