Principles Of Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780135173930
Author: RENDER, Barry, HEIZER, Jay, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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To determine: The optimal assignment of sections of the team to minimize the cost of the assignment.
Introduction: The assignment method is one of the methods available in the process of optimization. Here, the jobs are assigned to every available resource.
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To determine: The total minimum
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