The assignment problem in the general form can be stated as follows: “Given n facilities, n jobs and the effectiveness of each facility for each job, the problem is to assign each facility to one and only one job in such a way that the measure of effectiveness is optimised (Maximised or Minimised).”
Explanation: The Hungarian method is a well-known algorithm for solving assignment problems, which involves finding the optimal assignment of n workers to n jobs. However, the Hungarian method can also be used to solve other optimization problems, such as transportation problems and linear programming problems.
In applied mathematics, the maximum generalized assignment problem is a problem in combinatorial optimization. This problem is a generalization of the assignment problem in which both tasks and agents have a size. Moreover, the size of each task might vary from one agent to the other.
For example, suppose an accounts officer has 4 subordinates and 4 tasks. The subordinates differ in efficiency and take different time to perform each task. If one task is to be assigned to one person in such a way that the total person hours are minimised, the problem is called an assignment problem.
For example, suppose an accounts officer has 4 subordinates and 4 tasks. The subordinates differ in efficiency and take different time to perform each task. If one task is to be assigned to one person in such a way that the total person hours are minimised, the problem is called an assignment problem.
The assignment problem in the general form can be stated as follows: “Given n facilities, n jobs and the effectiveness of each facility for each job, the problem is to assign each facility to one and only one job in such a way that the measure of effectiveness is optimised (Maximised or Minimised).”
The linear programming problem is to find a point on the polyhedron that is on the plane with the highest possible value. More formally, linear programming is a technique for the optimization of a linear objective function, subject to linear equality and linear inequality constraints.
In the general linear programming model of the assignment problem, one agent is assigned to one and only one task. This constraint is known as the one-to-one matching constraint. It ensures that each agent is assigned to a single task and that no task is left unassigned.
A Linear Programming model is a mathematical programming model in which • the objective function is a linear expression of the decision variables; • the constraints are given by a system of linear equations and/or inequalities.