Facility Location Concepts, Models, Algorithms and Case Studies [Paperback]

Distance Functions in Location Problems.- An Overview of Complexity Theory.- Single Facility Location Problem.- Multifacility Location Problem.- Location Allocation Problem.- Quadratic Assignment Problem.- Covering Problem.- Median Location Problem.- Center Problem.- Hierarchical Location Problem.- Hub Location Problem.- Competitive Location Problem.- Warehouse Location Problem.- Obnoxious Facility Location.- Dynamic Facility Location Problem.- Multi-Criteria Location Problem.- Location-Routing Problem.- Storage System Layout.- Location-Inventory Problem.- Facility Location in Supply Cha.- Classification of Location Models and Location Softwares.- Demand Point Aggregation Analaysis for Location Models.

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The volume under discussion & is quite different from the other publications as it deals exclusively with location analysis. & I consider the book to be an outstanding one which organizes the vast amount of literature concerning location-allocation analysis in an excellent way, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of the state of the art. & an ideal starting point for those who are already engaged in location-allocation analysis and who are interested in getting a first insight into one of the advanced topics addressed. (Gert W. Wolf, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, March, 2011)

This book deals with location problems. Location problems establish a set of facilities (resources) to minimize the cost of satisfying a set of demands (customers) with respect to a set of constraints. There are four components that describe location problems: customers, who are assumed to be already located at points or on routes, facilities that will be located, a space in which customers and facilities are located, and a metric that indicates geographical and chronological distances between customers and facilities. This book describes these parts in each specific location model. Location models are used in a varilc%