Facility Location Problems: Review, Description, and Analysis
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is (1) to provide a system by which location decision problems can be categorized, and (2) to present the structure and the analysis of a representative subset of location problems that seem to be important. We have organized the review to convey to geographers and planners the normative approach of operations research toward the structuring and analysis of location problems. We have particularly focused on location problems under conditions of uncertainty. A representative sample of location problems, including both private- and public-sector problems, is discussed and categorized in the review.References
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