James company has four tasks to be assigned to three workers. The estimated task completion period in days is given in the table below: Task Worker 1 Worker 2 Worker 3 Reporting Business plan Recruiting Sourcing 11 15 9 10 12 9. 14 13 8. 11 6. Find the assignment of task to respective workers that will minimise the total period to complete the projects.

James company has four tasks to be assigned to three workers. The estimated task completion period in days is given in the table below: Task Worker 1 Worker 2 Worker 3 Reporting Business plan Recruiting Sourcing 11 15 9 10 12 9. 14 13 8. 11 6. Find the assignment of task to respective workers that will minimise the total period to complete the projects.

Practical Management Science

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