Machines A, B, C, and D have been in use for several years, while machine E is new. The following table provides data on the value of production of each job when performed on a specific machine
(a) Determine the set of assignments that maximizes production value.
(b) What is the total production value of your assignments?
(c) Which machine should be retired (i.e., gets no assignment)?
Machine
Job A B C D E
1 27 29 28 30 40
2 30 32 31 34 46
3 33 25 29 26 37
4 29 31 24 28 28
NOTE: students need to create an opportunity loss table with a dummy Job row. (a) The optimal assignment is Job 1?D, Job 2?E, Job 3?A, and Job 4?B. (b) The value of this assignment is 140. (c) C gets no assignment, and should be the machine retired.
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