International Institute of Professional Studies: Presentation On Assignment Problem
International Institute of Professional Studies: Presentation On Assignment Problem
International Institute of Professional Studies: Presentation On Assignment Problem
OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
PRESENTATION ON ASSIGNMENT
PROBLEM
ASSIGN THE 4 TASKS TO 4 OPERATORS. THE ASSIGNING COSTS ARE GIVEN IN THE TABLE
■ Step 1: The given matrix is a square matrix and it is not necessary to add a dummy
row/column
Step 2: Reduce the matrix by selecting the smallest value in each row and subtracting
from other values in that corresponding row. In row A, the smallest value is 13, row B is
15, row C is 17 and row D is 12. The row wise reduced matrix is shown in table below.
■ ROW WISE REDUCTION-
■ Step 3: Reduce the new matrix given in the following table by selecting the smallest
value in
each column and subtract from other values in that corresponding column. In column 1,
the smallest value is 0, column 2 is 4, column 3 is 3 and column 4 is 0. The column-
wise reduction matrix is shown in the following table.
■ Step 4: Draw minimum number of lines possible to cover all the zeros in the matrix given in
Table.
The first line is drawn crossing row C covering three zeros, second line is drawn crossing column
4 covering two zeros and third line is drawn crossing column 1 (or row B) covering a single zero.
Step 5: Check whether number of lines drawn is equal to the order of the matrix, i.e., 3 ≠ 4.
Therefore optimally is not reached. Go to step 6.
Step 6: Take the smallest element of the matrix that is not covered by single line, which is 3.
Subtract 3 from all other values that are not covered and add 3 at the intersection of lines. Leave
the values which are covered by single line. The following table shows the details.
Step 7: Now, draw minimum number of lines to cover all the zeros and check for optimality.
Here in table minimum number of lines drawn is 4 which are equal to the order of matrix.
Hence optimality is reached.
Step 8: Assign the tasks to the operators. Select a row that has a single zero and assign by
squaring it. Strike off remaining zeros if any in that row or column. Repeat the assignment
for other tasks. The final assignment is shown in table below.
Therefore, optimal assignment is: