Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134181981
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine: The optimal assignment of taxis to customers.

Introduction: Assignment method is one of the method available in process of optimization. Here, the jobs would be assigned to every available resources.

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