OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CUSTOM ACCESS
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CUSTOM ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780135622438
Author: KRAJEWSKI
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter D, Problem 4P
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Interpretation: To estimate the minimum amount of operators with the needed demand requirements

Concept Introduction: one kind of problem in linear programming is scheduling problem. Most of the large organizations to maintain their scheduling of the employees for the best service. Using this linear programming algorithms the scheduling problem will be solved.

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