The Monroe Logistics Company would like to schedule its drivers to minimize the number of drivers used to cover the requirements over all seven days of the week. The company has 6 cabs but needs all six of them on duty only on Fridays. The estimated requirements are as follows:   Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Requirements 6 4 4 4 6 3 3     Prepare a schedule that minimizes the total number of drivers needed and minimizes the amount of slack capacity. In case of ties for assignment, it is preferred to give weekend days off. Identify the slack capacity for each day of the week. In addition, please identify the number of people working less than full-time (i, e., working less than five days a week.

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  1. The Monroe Logistics Company would like to schedule its drivers to minimize the number of drivers used to cover the requirements over all seven days of the week. The company has 6 cabs but needs all six of them on duty only on Fridays. The estimated requirements are as follows:

 

Day

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Requirements

6

4

4

4

6

3

3

 

 

Prepare a schedule that minimizes the total number of drivers needed and minimizes the amount of slack capacity. In case of ties for assignment, it is preferred to give weekend days off. Identify the slack capacity for each day of the week. In addition, please identify the number of people working less than full-time (i, e., working less than five days a week.

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