The University Is Scheduling Cleaning Crews for Its Ten Buildings $$x _ { j } = \left\{ \begin{array} { l } 1 , \text { if crew } j \text { is selected } \\0 , \text { otherwise }\end{array} \right.$$

question 48

Multiple Choice

The university is scheduling cleaning crews for its ten buildings. Each crew has a different cost and is qualified to clean only certain buildings. There are eight possible crews to choose from in this case. The goal is to minimize costs while making sure that each building is cleaned. The management science department formulated the following linear programming model to help with the selection process.
Min 200x1 + 250x2 + 225x3 + 190x4 +215x5 + 245x6 + 235x7 + 220x8
s.t. x1 + x2 + x5 + x7 ? 1 {Building A constraint}
X1 + x2 + x3 ? 1 {Building B constraint}
X6 + x8 ? 1 {Building C constraint}
X1 + x4 + x7 ? 1 {Building D constraint}
X2 + x7 ? 1 {Building E constraint}
X3 + x8 ? 1 {Building F constraint}
X2 + x5 + x7 ? 1 {Building G constraint}
X1 + x4 + x6 ? 1 {Building H constraint}
X1 + x6 + x8 ? 1 {Building I constraint}
X1 + x2 + x7 ? 1 {Building J constraint} $$x _ { j } = \left\{ \begin{array} { l } 1 , \text { if crew } j \text { is selected } \\0 , \text { otherwise }\end{array} \right.$$
Which of the constraints is a set covering constraint?

• A) Building A constraint
• B) Building C constraint
• C) Building F constraint
• D) All of the choices are correct.
• E) None of the choices is correct.

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