Unsystematic job assignment is commonplace in small freight operations or during staff shortages: the shift supervisor allocates unloading tasks based on intuition about who appears available, rather than assigning drivers or warehouse staff according to qualification, current workload, or proximity to the specific task.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assignment_problem
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