Forum Discussion
Patrick2788
Dec 15, 2023Silver Contributor
Solving 'The Assignment Problem' with Lambda
The Setup The problem is simple. Given a 'cost matrix', assign tasks to workers to minimize total cost needed to complete the tasks. Workers may not perform more than 1 task. Assignment p...
- Dec 19, 2023
In attached file PQ Assignment2 generates the required rows only
Though, it's slower than djclements initial approach (PQ Assignment1)
flexyourdata
Dec 15, 2023Iron Contributor
Great work! I'm sure I can't offer any improvements to your formula, but this inspired me to create something demonstrating the same with Python in Excel, though it doesn't deal with the "multiple solutions" part.
In case it's of interest:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/owenhprice_linear-sum-assignment-using-python-in-excel-activity-7141472947608666112-IUqb
- Patrick2788Dec 15, 2023Silver ContributorThanks for the reply! Your video looks interesting and I'll be watching it when I'm off work.