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A marketing manager has list of salesmen and territories. Considering the travelling cost of the salesmen and the nature of territory, the marketing manager estimates the total of cost per month (in thousand rupees) for each salesman in each territory. Suppose these amounts are as follows:
| Salesman | Territories | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| B | 7 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| C | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| D | 13 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
Find the assignment of salesman to territories that will result in minimum cost.
Solution
| Salesman | Territories | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| B | 7 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| C | 9 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| D | 13 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salesman | Territories | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| B | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| C | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. of lines = 4
No. of job = 5
These is not optional solution
| Salesman | Territories | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| C | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| E | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A `rightarrow` I | 11 |
| B `rightarrow` III | 11 |
| C `rightarrow` II | 6 |
| D `rightarrow` IV | 11 |
| E `rightarrow` V | 0 |
| 39 |
| Salesman | Territories | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |
| A | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| C | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| E | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A `rightarrow` V | 15 |
| B `rightarrow` I | 7 |
| C `rightarrow` II | 6 |
| D `rightarrow` IV | 11 |
| E `rightarrow` III | 0 |
| 39 |
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