This chapter introduces modern Location Science. It traces the roots of the area and
describes the path leading to the full establishment of this research field. It identifies several …

This paper addresses the distribution network design problem in a supply chain system that
involves locating production plants and distribution warehouses, and determining the best …

Abstract Supply Chain Management (SCM) describes the discipline of optimizing the
delivery of goods, services and information from supplier to customer. Transportation …

A supply chain (SC) distribution network design model is developed in this paper. The goal
of the model is to select the optimum numbers, locations and capacity levels of plants and …

Algorithms to solve Facility Location Problems (FLP) optimally suffer from combinatorial
explosion and resources required to solve such problems repeatedly as required in practical …

Locating an undesirable facility is a sophisticated problem, for the evaluation procedures
involve several objectives and the solution to the problem calls for some compromises to be …

This paper presents a strategic solution to the facility location problem which incorporates
both external and internal criteria in the decision-making process. The external components …

This paper considers the problem of determining the locations of wind generators in a wind
farm consisting of many generators. The objective is to find a generator placement that …

We present a survey of recent developments in the field of sequential competitive location
problems, including the closely related class of voting location problems, ie problems of …

The uncapacitated facility location problem (UFLP) involves locating an undetermined
number of facilities to minimize the sum of the (annualized) fixed setup costs and the …