[Titchou]

I'm not a computer expert nor a math whiz. That being said, whether it is hand matching or computer matching, it always matches the woman to the chapter not the chapter to the woman. One of our members here posted the latest version of the NPC Green Book (MOI) a day or so ago and I strongly recommend that all of you take a look at it.(It's a sticky near the top of the page). Most of your concerns will be addressed. They have a method for adjusting the number of parties. The Flex List adds women if need be. The MOI lists things a computer program should do and duplicating the hand process is one of them. For those of you who have never done hand matching, the PNMs name is called with her first choice. If it is a match on that group's first list (or remaining women available which equals quota), then she is matched to that group. If she isn't on that list, then her card is set aside until all are gone thru and then they start over to see if her number has come up. And this is repeated over and over until there is gridlock - no one is matched after going all the way thru the remaining cards one full time. Then the method to break gridlock is implemented. The computer programs must adhere to this as well.