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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Mohammed Salem Alzahrani
	%D 2015
	%J International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 97, 2015
	%T Seat Assignment Model for Student Admissions Process at Saudi Higher Education Institutions
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000300
	%V 97
	%X In this paper, student admission process is studied to
optimize the assignment of vacant seats with three main objectives.
Utilizing all vacant seats, satisfying all programs of study admission
requirements and maintaining fairness among all candidates are the
three main objectives of the optimization model. Seat Assignment
Method (SAM) is used to build the model and solve the optimization
problem with help of Northwest Coroner Method and Least Cost
Method. A closed formula is derived for applying the priority of
assigning seat to candidate based on SAM.

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