A Foreman Is Trying to Assign Crews to Produce the Maximum

question 34

Essay

A foreman is trying to assign crews to produce the maximum number of parts per hour of a certain product.He has three crews and four possible work centers.The estimated number of parts per hour for each crew at each work center is summarized below.Solve for the optimal assignment of crews to work centers. $\begin{array}{lcccc} &{\text { Work Center }} \\& \text { WC1 } & \text { WC2 } & \text { WC3 } & \text { WC4 } \\ \text { Crew A } & 15 & 20 & 18 & 30 \\\text { Crew B } & 20 & 22 & 26 & 30 \\\text { Crew C } & 25 & 26 & 27 & 30\end{array}$

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