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Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications
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The second edition of Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications as discussed by the authors provides a taxonomy of location problems and models, as well as a full range of exercises to equip readers with an understanding of the basic facility location model types.Abstract:
Thoroughly updated and revised, Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications, Second Edition remains the go-to guide on facility location modeling. The book offers a unique introduction to methodological tools for solving location models and provides insight into when each approach is useful and what information can be obtained.
The Second Edition focuses on real-world extensions of the basic models used in locating facilities, including production and distribution systems, location-inventory models, and defender-interdictor problems. A unique taxonomy of location problems and models is also presented. Featuring examples using the author’s own software—SITATION, MOD-DIST, and MENU-OKF—as well as Microsoft Office Excel, the book provides:
• A theoretical and applied perspective on location models and algorithms• An intuitive presentation of the uses and limits of modeling techniques• An introduction to integrated location-inventory modeling and defender-interdictor models for the design of reliable facility location systems• A full range of exercises to equip readers with an understanding of the basic facility location model types
Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms, and Applications, Second Edition is an essential resource for practitioners in applied and discrete mathematics, operations research, industrial engineering, and quantitative geography. The book is also a useful textbook for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and MBA courses.read more
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Facility location and supply chain management - A review
TL;DR: Basic features that facility location models must capture to support decision-making involved in strategic supply chain planning are identified and applications ranging across various industries are presented.
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Strategic facility location: A review
Susan Hesse Owen,Mark S. Daskin +1 more
TL;DR: This review reports on literature which explicitly addresses the strategic nature of facility location problems by considering either stochastic or dynamic problem characteristics, with applications ranging across numerous industries.
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Facility Location Under Uncertainty: A Review
TL;DR: A review of the literature on stochastic and robust facility location models can be found in this article, where the authors illustrate both the rich variety of approaches for optimization under uncertainty and their application to facility location problems.
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Facility location in humanitarian relief
Burcu Balcik,Benita M. Beamon +1 more
TL;DR: A model that determines the number and locations of distribution centres in a relief network and the amount of relief supplies to be stocked at each distribution centre to meet the needs of people affected by the disasters is developed.
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Facility location models for distribution system design
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the state-of-the-art in continuous location models and network location models, mixed-integer programming models, and applications for distribution system design.