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Facility Location
. Ed(S): Farahani, Reza Zanjirani; Hekmatfar, Masoud
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Description for Facility Location
Hardback. Location problems establish a set of facilities (resources) to minimize the cost of satisfying a set of demands (customers) with respect to a set of constraints. This book deals with location problems. It considers the relationship between location problems and other areas such as supply chains. Editor(s): Farahani, Reza Zanjirani; Hekmatfar, Masoud. Series: Contributions to Management Science. Num Pages: 549 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV4; KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1000.
The mathematical science of facility locating has attracted much attention in d- crete and continuous optimization over nearly last four decades. Investigators have focused on both algorithms and formulations in diverse settings in both the private sectors (e.g., industrial plants, banks, retail facilities, etc.) and the public sectors (e.g., hospitals, post stations, etc.). Facility location problems locate a set of facilities (resources) to minimize the cost ofsatisfying someset ofdemands(ofthecustomers)with respectto some set of constraints. Facility location decisions are critical elements in strategic planning for awiderangeofprivateandpublic?rms.Thebranchesoflocatingfacilities arebroad and long-lasting, in?uencing numerous operational and logistical decisions. High costs associated with property acquisition ... Read more
The mathematical science of facility locating has attracted much attention in d- crete and continuous optimization over nearly last four decades. Investigators have focused on both algorithms and formulations in diverse settings in both the private sectors (e.g., industrial plants, banks, retail facilities, etc.) and the public sectors (e.g., hospitals, post stations, etc.). Facility location problems locate a set of facilities (resources) to minimize the cost ofsatisfying someset ofdemands(ofthecustomers)with respectto some set of constraints. Facility location decisions are critical elements in strategic planning for awiderangeofprivateandpublic?rms.Thebranchesoflocatingfacilities arebroad and long-lasting, in?uencing numerous operational and logistical decisions. High costs associated with property acquisition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
549
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Management Science
Number of Pages
549
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790821505
SKU
V9783790821505
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Facility Location
From the reviews: “The volume under discussion … is quite different from the other publications as it deals exclusively with location analysis. … I consider the book to be an outstanding one which organizes the vast amount of literature concerning location-allocation analysis in an excellent way, thereby providing a comprehensive overview of the state of the art. … an ... Read more