Facility Location: Applications and Theory / Edition 1

by Zvi Drezner, Horst W. Hamacher

Overview

The book covers both theory and applications of locational analysis (LocAn). The reader will see the power of LocAn models in various real-world contexts, varying from communication design to robotics and mail delivery. It is divided into two parts. The first part contains an overview of some of the LocAn methodologies. The second part describes in thorough detail some selected applications. The text provides researchers with an excellent and well thought-out review of available location models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540421726
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/06/2001
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1 The Weber Problem.- 2 Continuous Covering Location Problems.- 3 Discrete Network Location Models.- 4 Location Problems in the Public Sector.- 5 Consumers in Competitive Location Models.- 6 An Efficient Genetic Algorithm for the p-Median Problem.- 7 Demand Point Aggregation for Location Models.- 8 Location Software and Interface with GIS and Supply Chain Management.- 9 Telecommunication and Location.- 10 Reserve Design and Facility Siting.- 11 Facility Location Problems with Shastic Demands and Congestion.- 12 Hub Location Problems.- 13 Location and Robotics.- 14 The Quadratic Assignment Problem.