- (a) Distinguish between the situations where transportation models and assignment models may be used.
A job shope type machine tool company employs a term of 4 assemblers with varying capabilities. It has received an urgent order to supply 4 assemblies as soon as possible and decides to assign one assembly to each assembler. Assign the assemblies to assemblers so that the total cost is minimized. The following matrix shows the cost of assembly by each assemblers in hundreds of rupees. Also calculate the total cost of the 4 assemblies:
|
Assembly
|
Assembler
|
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
6
|
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
1
|