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A Target-Assignment Problem

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  • Alan S. Manne

    (Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut)

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This paper is concerned with a target assignment model of a probabilistic and nonlinear nature, but nevertheless one which is closely related to the “personnel-assignment” problem. It is shown here that, despite the apparent nonlinearities, it is possible to devise a linear programming formulation that will ordinarily provide a close approximation to the original problem.

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  • Alan S. Manne, 1958. "A Target-Assignment Problem," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 6(3), pages 346-351, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:6:y:1958:i:3:p:346-351
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.6.3.346
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    2. George B. Dantzig, 1956. "Recent Advances in Linear Programming," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 2(2), pages 131-144, January.
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