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Vol. 05, Issue 05 (May. 2015), ||V1|| PP 16-25
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Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems
Dr.A.Ramesh Kumar1
and S. Deepa2
,
1. Head, Department of Mathematics, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), T.V.Kovil,
Trichy-5.
2. Assistant professor, Department of mathematics, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous),
T.V.Kovil,Trichy-5
Abstract: - In this paper deals with the Assignment problems arise in different situation where we have to find
an optimal way to assign n objects to m other objects. These problems to find numeral application in production
planning, Sales proportion, air –line operators etc. For example using maximizes (or) minimizes assignment
methods and the existing Hungarian methods have been solved. In the entries of the cost matrix is not always
crisp. In many application this parameters are uncertain and this uncertain parameters are represented by
interval. In this contribution we propose interval Hungarian method and consider interval analysis concept for
solving interval linear assignment problems.
Keywords:-Assignment Problems, Hungarian method, optimum solution, Interval Linear Assignment Problems,
Maxima and Minima, Alternative optimal solution
MSC Code: 90B80
I. INTRODUCTION
An assignment problem is a particular case of transportation problem where the objective is to assign a
number of resources to an equal number of activities on a one to one basis so as to minimize total cost or
maximize total profit of allocation. The problem of assignment arises because available resources such as men,
machines, production etc. Thus, the problem is how the assignments should be made so as to optimize the given
objective. The assignment problem is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems in the branch
of optimization or operations research in Mathematics.
It is worth to recall that the assignment problem has been used in a variety of application contexts such as
personnel scheduling, manpower planning and resource allocation. The standard assignment problem can be
seen as a relaxation of more complex combinatorial optimization problems such as traveling salesman problem
quadratic assignment problem etc. It can also be considered as a particular transportation problem with all
supplies and demands equal to 1. The assignment problem has also several variations such as the semi-
assignment problem and the k-cardinality assignment problem. The reader interested in more details about these
two problems or other variations for a comprehensive survey of the assignment problem variations.
II. DEFINITION
Arithmetic Operations in interval
The interval form of the parameters may be written as where is the left value [ 𝑥] and is the right value [ 𝑥]of the
interval respectively. We define the centre is m =
𝑥 + 𝑥
2
and w = 𝑥 − 𝑥 is the width of the interval [ 𝑥, 𝑥]
Let [ 𝑥, 𝑥] and [ 𝑦, 𝑦] be two elements then the following arithmetic are well known
(i) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] +[ 𝑦, 𝑦] = [𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥 + 𝑦]
(ii) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] × [ 𝑦, 𝑦] =[min{𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦} ,max{𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦}]
(iii) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] ÷ [ 𝑦, 𝑦] =[min{𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦} , max{𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦} ]
provide if [𝑦 , 𝑦] ≠ [0, 0],
(iv) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] - [ 𝑦, 𝑦] = [ 𝑥-𝑦 , 𝑥-𝑦] Provide if [𝑦 , 𝑦] ≠ [0, 0],
III. MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM
Given n resources (or facilities) and activities (or jobs),and effectiveness (in terms of cost, profit ,time,
etc) of each resource (facility) for each activity (job),the problem lies in assigning each resource to one and only
one activity (job) so that the given measure of effectiveness is optimized.
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Resources Supply
(Workers) J1 J2,J3…..Jn 1
W1 C11 C12C13………C1n 1
W2 C21 C22C23……..C2n 1
. . ................... .
. . …………… .
Wn Cn1 Cn2Cn3………Cnn 1
Demand 1 1,1,1……1 n
From the table, it may be noted that the data matrix is the same as the transportation cost matrix expect that
supply (or availability) of each of the resources and the demand at each of the destinations is taken to be one .it
is due to this fact that assignments are made on a one-to-one basis
Let Xij denote the assignment of facility I to job j such that
𝑋𝑖𝑗 =
1 𝑖𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑗𝑜𝑏 , 𝑗
0 𝑜𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Then,the mathematical formulation of the standard assignment problem (SAP) is as follows:
Min Z= C𝑖𝑗 𝑥𝑖𝑗
𝑛
𝑗=1
𝑛
𝑖=1
Subject to
𝑥𝑖𝑗
1
𝑗 =1 = 1 i=1,2----------n
𝑥𝑖𝑗
1
𝑖=1 = 1 j= 1,2 --------n
𝑥𝑖𝑗 = {0 or 1} i ,j =1, 2-------n
where for all i, j = 1, …, n, cij is the cost of assigning agent I to task j, Xij = 1 means that agent i is assigned to
task j and Xij = 0 means that agent i is not assigned to task j.The first set of constraints implies that each agent is
assigned to one and only one task and the second set of constraints implies that to each task is assigned one and
only one agent.
In addition to the minimization of assignment cost, an assignment problem may consider other
objective functions such as the minimization of completion time. When the assignment problem is considered
with the minimization of assignment cost as the objective function, it is called the cost minimizing assignment
problem.
Note:-
It may be noted that assignment problem is a variation of transportation problem with two characteristics 1.The
cost matrix is a square matrix 2.The optimum solution for the problem would always be such that there would
be only one assignment in a given row or column of the cost matrix
IV. MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS OF THE ASSIGNMENT METHOD:
1. Natural applications
This field is applicable to:
1. Match jobs to machines.
2. Assign sales people to sales territories.
3. Assign accountants to client accounts.
4. Assign contracts to bidders through systematic evaluation of bids from competing suppliers.
5. Assign naval vessels to petrol sectors.
6. Assign development engineers to several construction sites.
7. Schedule teachers to classes etc.
8. Men are matched to machines according to pieces produced per hour by each individual on each machine.
Managerial Applications of the Assignment Method
Non-obvious applications
Natural applications
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9. Teams are matched to project by the expected cost of each team to accomplish each project.
2.Non-obvious applications
1. Vehicles routing.
2. Signal processing
3. Virtual output queueing
4. Multiple object tracking
5. Approximate string matching
V. VARIATIONS OF THE ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM
1. Non-square matrix (Unbalanced assignment problem):
Such a problem is found to exist when the number of facilities is not equal to the number of jobs. Since the
Hungarian method of solution requires a square matrix, fictious facilities or jobs may be added and zero costs be
assigned to the corresponding cells of the matrix . These cells are then treated the same way as the real cost cells
during the solution procedure.
2. Maxima and Minima method:
Sometimes the assignment problem may deal with maximization of the objective function. The maximization
problem has to be changed to minimization before the Hungarian method may be applied. This transformation
may be done in either of the following two ways:
a. by subtracting all the elements from the largest element of the matrix.
b. by multiplying the matrix elements by-1
3. In feasible assignment problem (constrained):
A constrained assignment occurs in the cell (i ,j) of the assignment cost matrix if ith
person is unable to
perform j th
job. Such problems can be solved by assigning a very heavy cost (infinite cost) to the corresponding
cell. Such a job will then be automatically excluded from further consideration.
In such cases, the cost of performing that particular activity by a particular resource is considered to be very
large (written as M or ∞ ) so as to prohibit the entry of this pair of resources- activity into the final solution.
4. Alternate optimal solution:
Sometimes, it is possible to have two or more ways to strike off all zero elements in the reduce matrix for a
given problem. In such cases there will be alternate optimal solutions with the same cost. Alternate optimal
solutions offer a great flexibility to the management sine it can select the one which is most suitable to its
requirement.
6. Solution Methods of Assignment Problem:
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Example 1(Maximization problem):
A company has four territories open and four salesmen available for assignment. The territories are not equally
rich in their sales potential. It is estimated that a typical salesman operation in each territory would bring in the
following annual sales:
Territory: I II III IV
Annual sales (RS) : 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000
The four salesmen are also considered to differ in ability: it is estimated that working under the same conditions,
their yearly sales would be proportionately as follows:
Salesman: A B C D
Proportion: 7 5 5 4
If the criterion is maximum expected total sales, the intuitive answer is to assign the best salesman to the richest
territory; the next best salesmen to the second richest territory and so on verify this answer by the assignment
method
Solution:
Step 1: To construct the effectiveness of the matrix .By taking Rs. 10000/- as one unit and the sales proportion
and the maximum sales matrix is obtained as follows:
Table (a)
Sales in 10 thousand of rupees
Sales Proportion
6 5 4 3
I II III IV
7 A 42 35 28 21
5 B 30 25 20 15
5 C 30 25 20 15
4 D 24 20 16 12
Find the value of C11 = Sales Proportion × Sales Territory
7 ×6 = 42
In the same it is continued for the remaining cells
Step 2:
We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian
method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table
Table (b)
Cost matrix with crisp entries
I II III IV
A [41,43] [34,36] [27,29] [20,22]
B [29,31] [24,26] [19,21] [14,16]
C [29,31] [24,26] [19,21] [14,16]
D [23,25] [19,21] [15,17] [11,13]
Step 3:
To convert the maximum sales matrix to minimum sales matrix .By simply multiplying each element of given
matrix by -1. Thus resulting matrix becomes:
Table (C)
Cost matrix with crisp entries
I II III IV
A [-41,-43] [-34,-36] [-27,-29] [-20,-22]
B [-29,-31] [-24,-26] [-19,-21] [-14,-16]
C [-29,-31] [-24,-26] [-19,-21] [-14,-16]
D [-23,-25] [-19,-21] [-15,-17] [-11,-13]
Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem
and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a maximization problem
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Step 4: Select the most negative in the matrix (i.e) is [-41,-43]. With this element subtract all the
Elements in the matrix. MinZ = -(-MaxZ),the resulting is minimization table
Table (C)
I II III IV
A [0,0] [7,7] [14,14] [21,21]
B [12,12] [17,17] [22,22] [27,27]
C [12,12] [17,17] [22,22] [27,27]
D [18,18] [22,22] [26,26] [30,30]
Find the value of C11 = [-41,-43] – [-41,-43] =[-41+41,-43+43]=[0,0] in the same it is continued for the
remaining cells
Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we
get optimal solution
We are applying the proposed interval Hungarian method and solve this problem. We get an maximum
assignment cost is [95 , 103] and optimal assignment as A ,B,C,D machines are assign to I ,II, III ,IV operators
respectively .
Example 2:
Beta Corporation has four plants each of which can manufacture any one of four products Production costs
differ from one plant to another as do sales revenue. Given the revenue and cost data below, obtain which
product each plant should produce to maximize profit.
Sales revenue (Rs. 000s Product)
Plant
1 2 3 4
A 50 68 49 62
B 60 70 51 74
C 55 67 53 70
D 58 65 54 69
Production costs (Rs. 000s Product)
Plant
1 2 3 4
A 49 60 45 61
B 55 63 45 69
C 52 62 49 68
D 55 64 48 66
Solution:
Step 1: Now, we have found the profit matrix by using sales revenue and production cost.
Profit = sales - cost
Profit matrix
1 2 3 4
A 1 8 4 1
B 5 7 6 5
C 3 5 4 2
D 3 1 6 3
Step2:
We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian
method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table
Table (a)
[0,0] [2,2] [4,4] [7,7]
[0,0] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1]
[0,0] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1]
[2,2] [1,1] [0,0] [0,0]
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Cost matrix with crisp entries
I II III IV
A [0,2] [7,9] [3,5] [0,2]
B [4,6] [6,8] [5,7] [4,6]
C [2,4] [4,6] [3,5] [1,3]
D [2,4] [0,2] [5,7] [2,4]
Step3: To convert the maximum sales matrix to minimum sales matrix.By simply multiplying each element of
given matrix by -1. Thus resulting matrix becomes:
Table(b) Cost matrix with crisp entries
I II III IV
A [0,-2] [-7,-9] [-3,-5] [0,-2]
B [-4,-6] [-6,-8] [-5,-7] [-4,-6]
C [-2,-4] [-4,-6] [-3,-5] [-1,-3]
D [-2,-4] [0,-2] [-5,-7] [-2,-4]
Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem
and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a maximization problem
Step 4: Select the most negative in the matrix (i.e) is [-7,-9] With this element subtract all the
Elements in the matrix. MinZ = -(-MaxZ),the resulting is minimization table
1 2 3 4
A [7,7] [0,0] [4,4] [7,7]
B [3,3] [1,1] [2,2] [3,3]
C [5,5] [3,3] [4,4] [6,6]
D [5,5] [7,7] [2,2] [5,5]
Find the value of C11 = [0,-2] –[-7,-9] =[0+7,-2+9]=[7,7], in the same it is continued for the
remaining cells
Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we get
optimal solution
[5,5] [0,0] [4,4] [5,5]
[0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [0,0]
[0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [1,1]
[1,1] [5,5] [0,0] [1,1]
We are applying the proposed interval Hungarian method and solve this problem. We get an maximum
assignment cost is [18 ,26] and optimal assignment as A ,B,C,D machines are assign to II ,IV, I ,III operators
respectively .
Example 3(Minimize problem):
An air-line operates seven days a week has time-table shown below. Crews must have a
Minimum layover (rest) time of 5 hrs,between flights. Obtain the pair of flights that minimimizes layover time
away from home. For any given pair the crews will e based at the city that result in the smaller layover.
Delhi-Jaipur Jaipur- Delhi
Flight No Depart Arrive Flight No Depart Arrive
1 7.00Am 8.00AM 101 8.00AM 9.15AM
2 8.00AM 9.00AM 102 8.30AM 9.45AM
3 1.30PM 2.30PM 103 12.00Noon 1.15PM
4 6.30PM 7.30PM 104 5.30PM 6.45PM
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For each pair, mention the town where the crews should be based.
Solution:
Step1: construct the table for layour times between flights when crew is based at Delhi, for simplicity , consider
15 minutes = 1unit.
Table 1: layover times when crew based at Delhi
Flight No 101 102 103 104
1 96 98 112 38
2 92 94 108 34
3 70 72 86 108
4 50 52 66 88
Since, the crew must have a minimum layover of 5 hrs between flights
The layover time between flights 1 and 101 will be 24 hrs (96 units)from 8.00 AM to 8.00 AM
next day i.e flight 1 arrives jaipur at 8.00 am and leaves the jaipur 8.00 am next day because of
minimum layover is 5 hrs between flights and other flights is there in between so flight will be
there next day only.
Flight 1 to 102 will be (98units) 8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 8.30 am next day= 24
hrs+30 minutes
Flight 1 to 103 will be (112 units) 8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 12.00 noon next day= 24
hrs +4 hrs =112 units
Flight 1 to 104 will be (38 units)8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 5.30 pm on the same day =
9 hrs +30 min = 38 mins
The layover time between Flight 2 to 101 will be (9.00 am arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00
am next day) =23 hrs = 92 units
Flight 2 to 102 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 23 hrs
+30 minutes = 94 units
Flight 2 to 103 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) = 24
hrs +3 hrs = 108 units
Flight 2 to 104 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm same day) = 8 hrs
+30 minutes= 34 units
The layover time between Flight 3 to 101 will be (2.30 pm arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00
am next day) =17 hrs + 30 minutes = 70 units
Flight 3 to 102 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 18hrs
= 72 units
Flight 3 to 103 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) =
21hrs + 30 minutes = 86 units
Flight 3 to 104 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm next day) =
24hrs+3hrs= 108 units
The layover time between Flight 4 to 101 will be (7.30 pm arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00
am next day) =12 hrs +30 minutes = 50 units
Flight 4 to 102 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 13hrs
= 52 units
Flight 4 to 103 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) =
16hrs + 30 minutes = 66 units
Flight 4 to 104 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm next day) =
22hrs= 88 units
Step2: Table 2: layover times when crew based at jaipur
Flight No 101 102 103 104
1 87 85 71 49
2 91 89 75 53
3 113 111 97 75
4 37 35 21 95
Since, the crew must have a minimum layover of 5 hrs between flights
The layover time between flights 101 and 1 will be 21 hrs+ 45 minutes (87 units) from 9.15 AM to 7.00 AM
next day by flight no 1 i.e flight 101 arrives Delhi at 9.15 am and leaves the Delhi 7.00 am next day by flight no
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1 because of minimum layover is 5 hrs between flights and no other flights is there in between so flight will
there next day only.
Flight 101 to 2 will be (91 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 8.00 am next day= 22 hrs+45minutes
Flight 101 to 3 will be (113 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 1.30 pm next day= 28 hrs
+15 minutes = 113 units
Flight 101 to 4 will be (38 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 6.30 pm on the same day = 9
hrs +15 min = 37 mins
The layover time between Flight 102 to 1 will be (9.45 am arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am
next day) =21 hrs+15 minutes = 85 units
Flight 102 to 2 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 22hrs +
15 minutes = 89 units
Flight 102 to 3 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) = 27 hrs
+45 minutes = 111 units
Flight 102 to 4 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 8 hrs
+45 minutes= 35 units
The layover time between Flight 103 to 1 will be (1.15 pm arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am
next day) =17hrs + 45 minutes = 71 units
Flight 103 to 2 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 18hrs +
45 minutes = 75 units
Flight 103 to 3 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) = 24 hrs
+15 minutes = 97 units
Flight 103 to 4 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 5 hrs +15 minutes=
21 units
The layover time between Flight 104 to 1 will be (6.45 pm arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am
next day) =12hrs + 15 minutes = 49 units
Flight 104 to 2 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 13hrs +
15 minutes = 53 units
Flight 104 to 3 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) =18 hrs
+45 minutes = 75 units
Flight 104 to 4 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 23 hrs
+ 45 minutes= 95 units
Step 3: construct the table for minimum layover times between flights with the help of Table 1
and Table 2 layover times denote that the crew is based at jaipur.
Table 3
Flight No 101 102 103 104
1 87 85 71 38
2 91 89 75 34
3 70 72 86 75
4 37 35 21 88
Step 4:
We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional
Hungarian method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following
table
Cost matrix with crisp entries
Flight No 101 102 103 104
1 [86,88] [84,86] [70,72] [37,39]
2 [90,92] [88,90] [74,76] [33,35]
3 [69,71] [71,73] [85,87] [74,76]
4 [36,38] [34,36] [20,22] [87,89]
Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem
and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a minimization problem
Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we get
optimal solution
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Flight No 101 102 103 104
1 [4,4] [0,0] [0,0] [0,0]
2 [12,12] [8,8] [8,8] [0,0]
3 [0,0] [0,0] [28,28] [50,50]
4 [4,4] [0,0] [0,0] [100,100]
The optimal assignments are
Flight 1-102
Flight 2-104
Flight 3-101
Flight 4-103
Example 4(Alternate optimal solution):
An automobile workshop wishes to put four mechanics to four different jobs. The mechanics have somewhat
different kinds of skills and they exhibit different levels of efficiency from one job to another. The manager of
the workshop has estimate the number of man-hours that would be required for each job-man combination. This
is given in the matrix form in adjacent table
Job
Mechanic
A B C D
1 5 3 2 8
2 7 9 2 6
3 6 4 5 7
4 5 7 7 8
Find the optimum assignment that will result in minimum man –hours needed
Step 1:
We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian
method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table
Cost matrix with crisp entries
A B C D
1 [4,6] [2,4] [1,3] [7,9]
2 [6,8] [8,10] [1,3] [5,7]
3 [5,7] [3,5] [4,6] [6,8]
4 [4,6] [6,8] [6,8] [7,9]
Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem
and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a minimum problem
Step 2: We make the „zero-assignments‟ as shown in the table .It may be note that an assignment problem can
have more than one optimal solution .the other solution is shown in table
Optimal solution I
Mechanic Job Man -Hours
1 B [2,4]
2 C [1,3]
3 D [6,8]
4 A [4,6]
Job
Mechanic
A B C D
1 [2,2] [0,0] [0,0] [2,2]
2 [4,4] [6,6] [0,0] [0,0]
3 [2,2] [0,0] [2,2] [0,0]
4 [0,0] [2,2] [3,3] [0,0]
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Optimal solution II
Mechanic Job Man -Hours
1 C [1,2]
2 D [5,7]
3 B [3,5]
4 A [4,6]
VI. CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, a new and simple modal was introduced for solving assignment problems. As
considerable number of problems has been so for presented for Assignment problem in which the Hungarian
method is more convenient method therefore this paper present a three different models for solving assignment
problems, the proposed interval Hungarian method is effective and useful in this interval context. Using this
method we can solve real world linear assignment problems where entries of the cost matrix are interval form.
Generalized linear assignment problems can be solved by this proposed method.
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A B C D
1 [2,2] [0,0] [0,0] [2,2]
2 [4,4] [6,6] [0,0] [0,0]
3 [2,2] [0,0] [2,2] [0,0]
4 [0,0] [2,2] [3,3] [0,0]

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D05511625

  • 1. IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN) www.iosrjen.org ISSN (e): 2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719 Vol. 05, Issue 05 (May. 2015), ||V1|| PP 16-25 International organization of Scientific Research 16 | P a g e Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems Dr.A.Ramesh Kumar1 and S. Deepa2 , 1. Head, Department of Mathematics, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), T.V.Kovil, Trichy-5. 2. Assistant professor, Department of mathematics, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), T.V.Kovil,Trichy-5 Abstract: - In this paper deals with the Assignment problems arise in different situation where we have to find an optimal way to assign n objects to m other objects. These problems to find numeral application in production planning, Sales proportion, air –line operators etc. For example using maximizes (or) minimizes assignment methods and the existing Hungarian methods have been solved. In the entries of the cost matrix is not always crisp. In many application this parameters are uncertain and this uncertain parameters are represented by interval. In this contribution we propose interval Hungarian method and consider interval analysis concept for solving interval linear assignment problems. Keywords:-Assignment Problems, Hungarian method, optimum solution, Interval Linear Assignment Problems, Maxima and Minima, Alternative optimal solution MSC Code: 90B80 I. INTRODUCTION An assignment problem is a particular case of transportation problem where the objective is to assign a number of resources to an equal number of activities on a one to one basis so as to minimize total cost or maximize total profit of allocation. The problem of assignment arises because available resources such as men, machines, production etc. Thus, the problem is how the assignments should be made so as to optimize the given objective. The assignment problem is one of the fundamental combinatorial optimization problems in the branch of optimization or operations research in Mathematics. It is worth to recall that the assignment problem has been used in a variety of application contexts such as personnel scheduling, manpower planning and resource allocation. The standard assignment problem can be seen as a relaxation of more complex combinatorial optimization problems such as traveling salesman problem quadratic assignment problem etc. It can also be considered as a particular transportation problem with all supplies and demands equal to 1. The assignment problem has also several variations such as the semi- assignment problem and the k-cardinality assignment problem. The reader interested in more details about these two problems or other variations for a comprehensive survey of the assignment problem variations. II. DEFINITION Arithmetic Operations in interval The interval form of the parameters may be written as where is the left value [ 𝑥] and is the right value [ 𝑥]of the interval respectively. We define the centre is m = 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 and w = 𝑥 − 𝑥 is the width of the interval [ 𝑥, 𝑥] Let [ 𝑥, 𝑥] and [ 𝑦, 𝑦] be two elements then the following arithmetic are well known (i) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] +[ 𝑦, 𝑦] = [𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥 + 𝑦] (ii) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] × [ 𝑦, 𝑦] =[min{𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦} ,max{𝑥𝑦 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥𝑦}] (iii) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] ÷ [ 𝑦, 𝑦] =[min{𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦} , max{𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦 , 𝑥 ÷ 𝑦} ] provide if [𝑦 , 𝑦] ≠ [0, 0], (iv) [ 𝑥, 𝑥] - [ 𝑦, 𝑦] = [ 𝑥-𝑦 , 𝑥-𝑦] Provide if [𝑦 , 𝑦] ≠ [0, 0], III. MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM Given n resources (or facilities) and activities (or jobs),and effectiveness (in terms of cost, profit ,time, etc) of each resource (facility) for each activity (job),the problem lies in assigning each resource to one and only one activity (job) so that the given measure of effectiveness is optimized.
  • 2. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 17 | P a g e Resources Supply (Workers) J1 J2,J3…..Jn 1 W1 C11 C12C13………C1n 1 W2 C21 C22C23……..C2n 1 . . ................... . . . …………… . Wn Cn1 Cn2Cn3………Cnn 1 Demand 1 1,1,1……1 n From the table, it may be noted that the data matrix is the same as the transportation cost matrix expect that supply (or availability) of each of the resources and the demand at each of the destinations is taken to be one .it is due to this fact that assignments are made on a one-to-one basis Let Xij denote the assignment of facility I to job j such that 𝑋𝑖𝑗 = 1 𝑖𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑗𝑜𝑏 , 𝑗 0 𝑜𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 Then,the mathematical formulation of the standard assignment problem (SAP) is as follows: Min Z= C𝑖𝑗 𝑥𝑖𝑗 𝑛 𝑗=1 𝑛 𝑖=1 Subject to 𝑥𝑖𝑗 1 𝑗 =1 = 1 i=1,2----------n 𝑥𝑖𝑗 1 𝑖=1 = 1 j= 1,2 --------n 𝑥𝑖𝑗 = {0 or 1} i ,j =1, 2-------n where for all i, j = 1, …, n, cij is the cost of assigning agent I to task j, Xij = 1 means that agent i is assigned to task j and Xij = 0 means that agent i is not assigned to task j.The first set of constraints implies that each agent is assigned to one and only one task and the second set of constraints implies that to each task is assigned one and only one agent. In addition to the minimization of assignment cost, an assignment problem may consider other objective functions such as the minimization of completion time. When the assignment problem is considered with the minimization of assignment cost as the objective function, it is called the cost minimizing assignment problem. Note:- It may be noted that assignment problem is a variation of transportation problem with two characteristics 1.The cost matrix is a square matrix 2.The optimum solution for the problem would always be such that there would be only one assignment in a given row or column of the cost matrix IV. MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS OF THE ASSIGNMENT METHOD: 1. Natural applications This field is applicable to: 1. Match jobs to machines. 2. Assign sales people to sales territories. 3. Assign accountants to client accounts. 4. Assign contracts to bidders through systematic evaluation of bids from competing suppliers. 5. Assign naval vessels to petrol sectors. 6. Assign development engineers to several construction sites. 7. Schedule teachers to classes etc. 8. Men are matched to machines according to pieces produced per hour by each individual on each machine. Managerial Applications of the Assignment Method Non-obvious applications Natural applications
  • 3. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 18 | P a g e 9. Teams are matched to project by the expected cost of each team to accomplish each project. 2.Non-obvious applications 1. Vehicles routing. 2. Signal processing 3. Virtual output queueing 4. Multiple object tracking 5. Approximate string matching V. VARIATIONS OF THE ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM 1. Non-square matrix (Unbalanced assignment problem): Such a problem is found to exist when the number of facilities is not equal to the number of jobs. Since the Hungarian method of solution requires a square matrix, fictious facilities or jobs may be added and zero costs be assigned to the corresponding cells of the matrix . These cells are then treated the same way as the real cost cells during the solution procedure. 2. Maxima and Minima method: Sometimes the assignment problem may deal with maximization of the objective function. The maximization problem has to be changed to minimization before the Hungarian method may be applied. This transformation may be done in either of the following two ways: a. by subtracting all the elements from the largest element of the matrix. b. by multiplying the matrix elements by-1 3. In feasible assignment problem (constrained): A constrained assignment occurs in the cell (i ,j) of the assignment cost matrix if ith person is unable to perform j th job. Such problems can be solved by assigning a very heavy cost (infinite cost) to the corresponding cell. Such a job will then be automatically excluded from further consideration. In such cases, the cost of performing that particular activity by a particular resource is considered to be very large (written as M or ∞ ) so as to prohibit the entry of this pair of resources- activity into the final solution. 4. Alternate optimal solution: Sometimes, it is possible to have two or more ways to strike off all zero elements in the reduce matrix for a given problem. In such cases there will be alternate optimal solutions with the same cost. Alternate optimal solutions offer a great flexibility to the management sine it can select the one which is most suitable to its requirement. 6. Solution Methods of Assignment Problem:
  • 4. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 19 | P a g e Example 1(Maximization problem): A company has four territories open and four salesmen available for assignment. The territories are not equally rich in their sales potential. It is estimated that a typical salesman operation in each territory would bring in the following annual sales: Territory: I II III IV Annual sales (RS) : 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 The four salesmen are also considered to differ in ability: it is estimated that working under the same conditions, their yearly sales would be proportionately as follows: Salesman: A B C D Proportion: 7 5 5 4 If the criterion is maximum expected total sales, the intuitive answer is to assign the best salesman to the richest territory; the next best salesmen to the second richest territory and so on verify this answer by the assignment method Solution: Step 1: To construct the effectiveness of the matrix .By taking Rs. 10000/- as one unit and the sales proportion and the maximum sales matrix is obtained as follows: Table (a) Sales in 10 thousand of rupees Sales Proportion 6 5 4 3 I II III IV 7 A 42 35 28 21 5 B 30 25 20 15 5 C 30 25 20 15 4 D 24 20 16 12 Find the value of C11 = Sales Proportion × Sales Territory 7 ×6 = 42 In the same it is continued for the remaining cells Step 2: We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table Table (b) Cost matrix with crisp entries I II III IV A [41,43] [34,36] [27,29] [20,22] B [29,31] [24,26] [19,21] [14,16] C [29,31] [24,26] [19,21] [14,16] D [23,25] [19,21] [15,17] [11,13] Step 3: To convert the maximum sales matrix to minimum sales matrix .By simply multiplying each element of given matrix by -1. Thus resulting matrix becomes: Table (C) Cost matrix with crisp entries I II III IV A [-41,-43] [-34,-36] [-27,-29] [-20,-22] B [-29,-31] [-24,-26] [-19,-21] [-14,-16] C [-29,-31] [-24,-26] [-19,-21] [-14,-16] D [-23,-25] [-19,-21] [-15,-17] [-11,-13] Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a maximization problem
  • 5. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 20 | P a g e Step 4: Select the most negative in the matrix (i.e) is [-41,-43]. With this element subtract all the Elements in the matrix. MinZ = -(-MaxZ),the resulting is minimization table Table (C) I II III IV A [0,0] [7,7] [14,14] [21,21] B [12,12] [17,17] [22,22] [27,27] C [12,12] [17,17] [22,22] [27,27] D [18,18] [22,22] [26,26] [30,30] Find the value of C11 = [-41,-43] – [-41,-43] =[-41+41,-43+43]=[0,0] in the same it is continued for the remaining cells Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we get optimal solution We are applying the proposed interval Hungarian method and solve this problem. We get an maximum assignment cost is [95 , 103] and optimal assignment as A ,B,C,D machines are assign to I ,II, III ,IV operators respectively . Example 2: Beta Corporation has four plants each of which can manufacture any one of four products Production costs differ from one plant to another as do sales revenue. Given the revenue and cost data below, obtain which product each plant should produce to maximize profit. Sales revenue (Rs. 000s Product) Plant 1 2 3 4 A 50 68 49 62 B 60 70 51 74 C 55 67 53 70 D 58 65 54 69 Production costs (Rs. 000s Product) Plant 1 2 3 4 A 49 60 45 61 B 55 63 45 69 C 52 62 49 68 D 55 64 48 66 Solution: Step 1: Now, we have found the profit matrix by using sales revenue and production cost. Profit = sales - cost Profit matrix 1 2 3 4 A 1 8 4 1 B 5 7 6 5 C 3 5 4 2 D 3 1 6 3 Step2: We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table Table (a) [0,0] [2,2] [4,4] [7,7] [0,0] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [0,0] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [2,2] [1,1] [0,0] [0,0]
  • 6. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 21 | P a g e Cost matrix with crisp entries I II III IV A [0,2] [7,9] [3,5] [0,2] B [4,6] [6,8] [5,7] [4,6] C [2,4] [4,6] [3,5] [1,3] D [2,4] [0,2] [5,7] [2,4] Step3: To convert the maximum sales matrix to minimum sales matrix.By simply multiplying each element of given matrix by -1. Thus resulting matrix becomes: Table(b) Cost matrix with crisp entries I II III IV A [0,-2] [-7,-9] [-3,-5] [0,-2] B [-4,-6] [-6,-8] [-5,-7] [-4,-6] C [-2,-4] [-4,-6] [-3,-5] [-1,-3] D [-2,-4] [0,-2] [-5,-7] [-2,-4] Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a maximization problem Step 4: Select the most negative in the matrix (i.e) is [-7,-9] With this element subtract all the Elements in the matrix. MinZ = -(-MaxZ),the resulting is minimization table 1 2 3 4 A [7,7] [0,0] [4,4] [7,7] B [3,3] [1,1] [2,2] [3,3] C [5,5] [3,3] [4,4] [6,6] D [5,5] [7,7] [2,2] [5,5] Find the value of C11 = [0,-2] –[-7,-9] =[0+7,-2+9]=[7,7], in the same it is continued for the remaining cells Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we get optimal solution [5,5] [0,0] [4,4] [5,5] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [0,0] [0,0] [0,0] [1,1] [1,1] [1,1] [5,5] [0,0] [1,1] We are applying the proposed interval Hungarian method and solve this problem. We get an maximum assignment cost is [18 ,26] and optimal assignment as A ,B,C,D machines are assign to II ,IV, I ,III operators respectively . Example 3(Minimize problem): An air-line operates seven days a week has time-table shown below. Crews must have a Minimum layover (rest) time of 5 hrs,between flights. Obtain the pair of flights that minimimizes layover time away from home. For any given pair the crews will e based at the city that result in the smaller layover. Delhi-Jaipur Jaipur- Delhi Flight No Depart Arrive Flight No Depart Arrive 1 7.00Am 8.00AM 101 8.00AM 9.15AM 2 8.00AM 9.00AM 102 8.30AM 9.45AM 3 1.30PM 2.30PM 103 12.00Noon 1.15PM 4 6.30PM 7.30PM 104 5.30PM 6.45PM
  • 7. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 22 | P a g e For each pair, mention the town where the crews should be based. Solution: Step1: construct the table for layour times between flights when crew is based at Delhi, for simplicity , consider 15 minutes = 1unit. Table 1: layover times when crew based at Delhi Flight No 101 102 103 104 1 96 98 112 38 2 92 94 108 34 3 70 72 86 108 4 50 52 66 88 Since, the crew must have a minimum layover of 5 hrs between flights The layover time between flights 1 and 101 will be 24 hrs (96 units)from 8.00 AM to 8.00 AM next day i.e flight 1 arrives jaipur at 8.00 am and leaves the jaipur 8.00 am next day because of minimum layover is 5 hrs between flights and other flights is there in between so flight will be there next day only. Flight 1 to 102 will be (98units) 8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 8.30 am next day= 24 hrs+30 minutes Flight 1 to 103 will be (112 units) 8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 12.00 noon next day= 24 hrs +4 hrs =112 units Flight 1 to 104 will be (38 units)8.00 am arrives jaipur leaves jaipur 5.30 pm on the same day = 9 hrs +30 min = 38 mins The layover time between Flight 2 to 101 will be (9.00 am arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00 am next day) =23 hrs = 92 units Flight 2 to 102 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 23 hrs +30 minutes = 94 units Flight 2 to 103 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) = 24 hrs +3 hrs = 108 units Flight 2 to 104 will be (9.00 am arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm same day) = 8 hrs +30 minutes= 34 units The layover time between Flight 3 to 101 will be (2.30 pm arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00 am next day) =17 hrs + 30 minutes = 70 units Flight 3 to 102 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 18hrs = 72 units Flight 3 to 103 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) = 21hrs + 30 minutes = 86 units Flight 3 to 104 will be (2.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm next day) = 24hrs+3hrs= 108 units The layover time between Flight 4 to 101 will be (7.30 pm arrival and depart from jaipur 8.00 am next day) =12 hrs +30 minutes = 50 units Flight 4 to 102 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 8.30 am next day) = 13hrs = 52 units Flight 4 to 103 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 12.00 noon next day) = 16hrs + 30 minutes = 66 units Flight 4 to 104 will be (7.30 pm arrives jaipur and depart from jaipur 5.30 pm next day) = 22hrs= 88 units Step2: Table 2: layover times when crew based at jaipur Flight No 101 102 103 104 1 87 85 71 49 2 91 89 75 53 3 113 111 97 75 4 37 35 21 95 Since, the crew must have a minimum layover of 5 hrs between flights The layover time between flights 101 and 1 will be 21 hrs+ 45 minutes (87 units) from 9.15 AM to 7.00 AM next day by flight no 1 i.e flight 101 arrives Delhi at 9.15 am and leaves the Delhi 7.00 am next day by flight no
  • 8. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 23 | P a g e 1 because of minimum layover is 5 hrs between flights and no other flights is there in between so flight will there next day only. Flight 101 to 2 will be (91 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 8.00 am next day= 22 hrs+45minutes Flight 101 to 3 will be (113 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 1.30 pm next day= 28 hrs +15 minutes = 113 units Flight 101 to 4 will be (38 units) 9.15 am arrives Delhi leaves Delhi 6.30 pm on the same day = 9 hrs +15 min = 37 mins The layover time between Flight 102 to 1 will be (9.45 am arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am next day) =21 hrs+15 minutes = 85 units Flight 102 to 2 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 22hrs + 15 minutes = 89 units Flight 102 to 3 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) = 27 hrs +45 minutes = 111 units Flight 102 to 4 will be (9.45 am arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 8 hrs +45 minutes= 35 units The layover time between Flight 103 to 1 will be (1.15 pm arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am next day) =17hrs + 45 minutes = 71 units Flight 103 to 2 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 18hrs + 45 minutes = 75 units Flight 103 to 3 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) = 24 hrs +15 minutes = 97 units Flight 103 to 4 will be (1.15 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 5 hrs +15 minutes= 21 units The layover time between Flight 104 to 1 will be (6.45 pm arrival and depart from Delhi 7.00 am next day) =12hrs + 15 minutes = 49 units Flight 104 to 2 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 8.00 am next day) = 13hrs + 15 minutes = 53 units Flight 104 to 3 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 1.30 pm next day) =18 hrs +45 minutes = 75 units Flight 104 to 4 will be (6.45 pm arrives Delhi and depart from Delhi 6.30 pm same day) = 23 hrs + 45 minutes= 95 units Step 3: construct the table for minimum layover times between flights with the help of Table 1 and Table 2 layover times denote that the crew is based at jaipur. Table 3 Flight No 101 102 103 104 1 87 85 71 38 2 91 89 75 34 3 70 72 86 75 4 37 35 21 88 Step 4: We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table Cost matrix with crisp entries Flight No 101 102 103 104 1 [86,88] [84,86] [70,72] [37,39] 2 [90,92] [88,90] [74,76] [33,35] 3 [69,71] [71,73] [85,87] [74,76] 4 [36,38] [34,36] [20,22] [87,89] Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a minimization problem Step 5. Iterate towards an Optimal Solution. We proceed according to the Hungarian algorithm and we get optimal solution
  • 9. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 24 | P a g e Flight No 101 102 103 104 1 [4,4] [0,0] [0,0] [0,0] 2 [12,12] [8,8] [8,8] [0,0] 3 [0,0] [0,0] [28,28] [50,50] 4 [4,4] [0,0] [0,0] [100,100] The optimal assignments are Flight 1-102 Flight 2-104 Flight 3-101 Flight 4-103 Example 4(Alternate optimal solution): An automobile workshop wishes to put four mechanics to four different jobs. The mechanics have somewhat different kinds of skills and they exhibit different levels of efficiency from one job to another. The manager of the workshop has estimate the number of man-hours that would be required for each job-man combination. This is given in the matrix form in adjacent table Job Mechanic A B C D 1 5 3 2 8 2 7 9 2 6 3 6 4 5 7 4 5 7 7 8 Find the optimum assignment that will result in minimum man –hours needed Step 1: We take a linear assignment problem as an example problem and solved this problem by traditional Hungarian method .The assignment cost of assigning any operator to any one machine is given in the following table Cost matrix with crisp entries A B C D 1 [4,6] [2,4] [1,3] [7,9] 2 [6,8] [8,10] [1,3] [5,7] 3 [5,7] [3,5] [4,6] [6,8] 4 [4,6] [6,8] [6,8] [7,9] Now, using the above table we can apply the Hungarian method to find the assignment for the given problem and the value should be taken from the original table since, it is a minimum problem Step 2: We make the „zero-assignments‟ as shown in the table .It may be note that an assignment problem can have more than one optimal solution .the other solution is shown in table Optimal solution I Mechanic Job Man -Hours 1 B [2,4] 2 C [1,3] 3 D [6,8] 4 A [4,6] Job Mechanic A B C D 1 [2,2] [0,0] [0,0] [2,2] 2 [4,4] [6,6] [0,0] [0,0] 3 [2,2] [0,0] [2,2] [0,0] 4 [0,0] [2,2] [3,3] [0,0]
  • 10. Variations of the Interval Linear Assignment Problems International organization of Scientific Research 25 | P a g e Optimal solution II Mechanic Job Man -Hours 1 C [1,2] 2 D [5,7] 3 B [3,5] 4 A [4,6] VI. CONCLUSIONS In this paper, a new and simple modal was introduced for solving assignment problems. As considerable number of problems has been so for presented for Assignment problem in which the Hungarian method is more convenient method therefore this paper present a three different models for solving assignment problems, the proposed interval Hungarian method is effective and useful in this interval context. Using this method we can solve real world linear assignment problems where entries of the cost matrix are interval form. Generalized linear assignment problems can be solved by this proposed method. REFERENCES [1] Kuhn, H. W. (1955) “The Hungarian method for the assignment problem,” Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 2 (1–2), 83–87. [2] Sarojkumar, Dileep singh, Operation research ,(First Edition )2012 [3] Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research (Eighth Edition)(2008), Pearson, ISBN -9780131889231. [4] Kellerer, H. and Wirsching, G. (1998) “Bottleneck quadratic assignment problems” [5] R.E. Macho1 and M. Wien, “A hard assignment problem”, Operations Research 24 (1976) 190-192. [6] B.S. Goel, S.K. Mittal, Operations REsearch, Fifty Ed., (1982) 2405-2416. [7] Hamdy A.Taha, Operations Research, an introduction, 8th Ed. (2007). [8] H.J.Zimmermann, Rudrajit Tapador, Solving the assignment, third Ed. kluwer Academic, Boston, 1996. Job Mechanic A B C D 1 [2,2] [0,0] [0,0] [2,2] 2 [4,4] [6,6] [0,0] [0,0] 3 [2,2] [0,0] [2,2] [0,0] 4 [0,0] [2,2] [3,3] [0,0]