Assignment problem
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_44
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The problem of optimally assigning m individuals to m jobs, so that each individual is assigned to one job, and each job is filled by one individual. The problem can be formulated as a linear-programming problem with the objective function measuring the (linear) utility of the assignment as follows:
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