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State whether the following is True or False :
It is not necessary to express an assignment problem into n x n matrix.
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True
False
Solution
It is not necessary to express an assignment problem into n x n matrix False.
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| Job | Machines (Processing cost in ₹) |
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| I | II | III | IV | |
| P | 31 | 25 | 33 | 29 |
| Q | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| R | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| S | 38 | 36 | 34 | 40 |
Complete the following activity to find the optimal assignment to minimize the total processing cost.
Solution:
Step 1: Subtract the smallest element in each row from every element of it. New assignment matrix is obtained as follows :
| Job | Machines (Processing cost in ₹) |
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| I | II | III | IV | |
| P | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Q | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| R | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Step 2: Subtract the smallest element in each column from every element of it. New assignment matrix is obtained as above, because each column in it contains one zero.
Step 3: Draw minimum number of vertical and horizontal lines to cover all zeros:
| Job | Machines (Processing cost in ₹) |
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| I | II | III | IV | |
| P | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Q | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| R | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Step 4: From step 3, as the minimum number of straight lines required to cover all zeros in the assignment matrix equals the number of rows/columns. Optimal solution has reached.
Examine the rows one by one starting with the first row with exactly one zero is found. Mark the zero by enclosing it in (`square`), indicating assignment of the job. Cross all the zeros in the same column. This step is shown in the following table :
| Job | Machines (Processing cost in ₹) |
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| I | II | III | IV | |
| P | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Q | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| R | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Step 5: It is observed that all the zeros are assigned and each row and each column contains exactly one assignment. Hence, the optimal (minimum) assignment schedule is :
| Job | Machine | Min.cost |
| P | II | `square` |
| Q | `square` | 21 |
| R | I | `square` |
| S | III | 34 |
Hence, total (minimum) processing cost = 25 + 21 + 19 + 34 = ₹`square`
