Overview

Facility location applications are concerned with the location of one or more facilities in a way that optimizes a certain objective such as mini­ mizing transportation cost, providing equitable service to customers, cap­ turing the largest market share, etc. Facility location problems give rise to challenging geometrical and combinatorial problems. The research on facility location problems spans many research fields such as operations re­ search/management science, industrial engineering, geography, economics, computer science, mathematics, marketing, electrical engineering, urban planning, and related fields. Applications to facility location models abound. Location of warehouses, plants, hospitals, retail outlets are classical examples. Applications are also found in the location of electronical components, warning sirens, sprinklers, radar beams, exploratory oil wells. These are less obvious ""facilities"". One should consider applying a location model to any scenario that involves finding a best location (or locations) for any object(s). This book Facility Location: A Survey of Applications and Methods pro­ vides a state of the art review along with references to important contem­ porary topics in locational analysis. The book includes twenty chapters divided into four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of location modeling and implementation. The book concludes with over 1,200 refer­ ences. The first part Methodology and Analysis consists of a survey of method­ ological and technical aspects of location analysis. Issues such as estimating distances, the error introduced by assuming discrete demand rather than continuous one, global optimization techniques, inference of weights, con­ jugate duality, and using Voronoi diagrams are reviewed.

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Author:   Zvi Drezner
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9781461253570

ISBN 10:   1461253578
Pages:   572
Publication Date:   07 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Book Overview.- I Methodology and Analysis of Facility Location.- 1 Estimating Distances.- 2 Replacing Discrete Demand with Continuous Demand.- 3 Global Optimization in Location.- 4 Inferred Ideal Weights for Multiple Facilities.- 5 Conjugate Duality in Facility Location.- 6 Using Voronoi Diagrams.- II Various Objectives in Facility Location.- 7 Location with Market Externalities.- 8 Objectives in Location Problems.- 9 Distribution System Design.- 10 Siting Emergency Services.- 11 Continuous Location Problems.- 12 Global Manufacturing Strategy.- III Competitive Facility Location.- 13 Competitive Facility Location in the Plane.- 14 Multifacility Retail Networks.- 15 Economic Models of Firm Location.- 16 Competitive Location in Discrete Space.- IV Routing and Location.- 17 Flow-Interception Problems.- 18 Location-Routing Problems with Uncertainty.- 19 Location, Routing and the Environment.- 20 Hazardous Materials Logistics.- References.

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"""This is an interesting book which is easy and enjoyable to read. Many research issues are clearly put forward for further investigation and I personally salute those authors for their unselfishness."" Journal of the Operational Research"

This is an interesting book which is easy and enjoyable to read. Many research issues are clearly put forward for further investigation and I personally salute those authors for their unselfishness. Journal of the Operational Research

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