Microsoft Excel 12.

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Worksheet: [LLP - 3 Variable.xlsx]LLP -3 variable Problem
Report Created: 03-09-2016 09:41:37

Target Cell (Max)

Cell
$I$22 Profit

Adjustable Cells
Cell
$C$24 Qty A
$D$24 Qty B
$E$24 Qty C
$F$24 Qty D

Name

Original Value
55,713

Final Value
55,714

Name

Original Value
0
0
1,429
11,428

Final Value

Constraints
Cell
Name
$G$27 Assembly Total Minutes Availble
$G$28 Polish Total Minutes Availble
$G$29 Packing Total Minutes Availble

0
0
1,429
11,429

Cell Value
Formula
84,286 $G$27<=$I$27
50,000 $G$28<=$I$28
60,000 $G$29<=$I$29

Status
Not Binding
Binding
Binding

Slack
15714.285714
0
0

ASSIGNMENT
PROBLEM

Scenario
Students --->
Marketing
HR
Operations
Finance

Step 1.
Students --->
Marketing
HR
Operations
Finance
Dummy

Step 2.
Students --->
Marketing
HR
Operations
Finance
Dummy

The problem concern 5 MBA students who are part of one academic gro
Finance and Operations. Being smart students they decide that each stu
potential scores as below. How do they assign the assignments so maxi
A
4
19
35
78

B
90
88
86
41

Group Score

Conclusion

D
58
41
11
93

E
73
14
6
53

The number of rows have to equal the number of columns. In this case,
assignment will be added. And since this is a dummy, each potential stu
A
4
19
35
78
0

B
90
88
86
41
0

C
64
52
68
88
0

D
58
41
11
93
0

E
73
14
6
53
0

Decision Variables : We will use Binary Decision Variables. In this case ,

A
1
0
0
0
0

B
0
1
0
0
0
1

Step 3.

C
64
52
68
88

C
0
0
1
0
0
1

D
0
0
0
1
0
1

E
0
0
0
0
1
1

Group Score needs to be maximized.

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Student A - Marketing. Student B - HR. Student C - Operations. Student

t of one academic group. They have 4 assignments to work on - Marketing, HR,

y decide that each student will work on one assignment and create a set of
assignments so maximum marks is attained?

olumns. In this case, there are 5 students and 4 assignments, so dummy

my, each potential student will have a dummy score of Zero.

riables. In this case , if one student is given an assignment, else will be Zero.

1
1
1
1
1

Operations. Student D - Finance. Student E will get no assignment.

Zero.