eprintid: 1474825 rev_number: 27 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/47/48/25 datestamp: 2016-02-23 10:29:16 lastmod: 2019-10-17 09:32:10 status_changed: 2016-02-23 10:29:16 type: report metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Maher, MJ title: A tennis assignment algorithm ispublished: pub divisions: A01 divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F44 keywords: Assignment problem, mixed integer linear programming note: A revised version of this paper is available at: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1522020/. abstract: The article describes the development and application of a method to assign players to 4-person groups for social tennis. It is written in R and uses mixed integer linear programming with a randomisation technique to generate all equally-optimal solutions which are then ranked by two secondary criteria. date: 2016-06 publisher: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications official_url: http://www.ima.org.uk/_db/_documents/A%20Tennis%20Assignment%20Algorithm%20from%20MT%20June%202016.pdf oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1111783 confidential: false lyricists_name: Maher, Michael lyricists_id: MJMAH36 actors_name: Maher, Michael actors_id: MJMAH36 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public series: Mathematics Today number: June place_of_pub: Southend-on-Sea, UK citation: Maher, MJ; (2016) A tennis assignment algorithm. (Mathematics Today June ). Institute of Mathematics and its Applications: Southend-on-Sea, UK. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474825/7/Maher_A%20Tennis%20Assignment%20Algorithm%20from%20MT%20June%202016.pdf