I wonder if there is any literature on the following problem
$\min_{X\in R^{m\times n}}\sum_{i,j} C_{i,j}X_{i,j}, s.t. \sum_{i}X_{i,j}=\sum_{j}X_{i,j}=1, X_{i,j}\geq 0$$$\begin{array}{ll} \underset{X \in \mathbb R^{m\times n}}{\text{minimize}} & \displaystyle\sum_{i,j} C_{i,j} X_{i,j}\\ \text{subject to} & \displaystyle\sum_{i} X_{i,j} = \displaystyle\sum_{j} X_{i,j} = 1\\ & X_{i,j} \geq 0\end{array}$$
The closest related problem might be Rectangular Linear Assignment Problem (RLAP)$^\dagger$, as RLAP further constrains $X_{i,j}$ to take only 0 or 1 (refer to http://www.optimization-online.org/DB_FILE/2008/10/2115.pdf)$X_{i,j} \in \{0,1\}$. I understand that the proposed problem is a relaxrelaxed version of the RLAP. But my intuition is that the optimum for the relax problem should occur at "vertex". So, do the relaxed RLAP share the same optimum as RLAP?
$\dagger$ Solving the Rectangular assignment problem and applications.