Hierarchical facility location problem: Models, classifications, techniques, and applications

RZ Farahani, M Hekmatfar, B Fahimnia… - Computers & Industrial …, 2014 - Elsevier
The primary objective in a typical hierarchical facility location problem is to determine the
location of facilities in a multi-level network in a way to serve the customers at the lowest …

A link-focused methodology for evaluating accessibility to emergency services

DC Novak, JL Sullivan - Decision Support Systems, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper considers the development of a new measure for evaluating accessibility to
emergency services via a road network called critical closeness accessibility (CCA). CCA …

Distributionally robust optimization approaches for a stochastic mobile facility fleet sizing, routing, and scheduling problem

KS Shehadeh - Transportation Science, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
We propose two distributionally robust optimization (DRO) models for a mobile facility (MF)
fleet-sizing, routing, and scheduling problem (MFRSP) with time-dependent and random …

Integrated modeling of urban hierarchy and transportation network planning

JF Bigotte, D Krass, AP Antunes, O Berman - Transportation Research Part …, 2010 - Elsevier
A major problem addressed during the preparation of spatial development plans relates to
the accessibility to facilities where services of general interest such as education, health …

A multicut L-shaped based algorithm to solve a stochastic programming model for the mobile facility routing and scheduling problem

C Lei, WH Lin, L Miao - European Journal of operational research, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper considers the mobile facility routing and scheduling problem with stochastic
demand (MFRSPSD). The MFRSPSD simultaneously determines the route and schedule of …

Integrated redistricting, location-allocation and service sharing with intra-district service transfer to reduce demand overload and its disparity

J Ko, E Nazarian, Y Nam, Y Guo - Computers, Environment and Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Service demand overload has been one of the main concerns in district-based
service planning, because it strongly affects service quality. Moreover, the overload problem …

Accelerated bender's decomposition algorithm and hybrid heuristics for multi-period planning of maternal healthcare facilities in India

A Chouksey, AK Agrawal… - Journal of the Operational …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work addresses the challenge of improving availability and accessibility of maternal
healthcare in India by presenting a multi-period planning problem of hierarchical and …

The relationship between population dynamics and urban hierarchy: Evidence from Portugal

JF Bigotte, AP Antunes, D Krass… - International Regional …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Spatial planners often make “comprehensive” decisions on the location of public service
facilities by using the concept of urban hierarchy: population centers at the upper level of the …