Introduction to Management Science 12th Edition by Bernard Taylor

Exercise 50

The MidSouth Trucking Company based in Nashville has eight trucks located throughout the East and Midwest that have delivered their loads and are available for shipments. Through their Internet logistics site MidSouth has received shipping requests from 12 customers. The following table shows the mileage for a truck to travel to a customer location, pick up the load, and deliver it.
Determine the optimal assignment of trucks to customers that will minimize the total mileage.