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A New Approach of Solving Single Objective Unbalanced Assignment Problem
Department of Mathematics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Department of Statistics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
- 1 Department of Mathematics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
- 2 Department of Statistics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
American Journal of Operations Research·Volume 06 (2016)·Pages 81–89·Published 11 January 2016·DOI10.4236/ajor.2016.61011
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Abstract
In this paper, we discuss a new approach for solving an unbalanced assignment problem. A Lexi-search algorithm is used to assign all the jobs to machines optimally. The results of new approach are compared with existing approaches, and this approach outperforms other methods. Finally, numerical example ( Table 1 ) has been given to show the efficiency of the proposed methodology.
KeywordsAssignment ProblemLexi-Search AlgorithmJobs Clubbing Method
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