Facility Location Analysis
PIERRE HANSEN,* MARTINE LABBÉ,† DOMINIQUE PEETERS‡ and JACQUES-FRANÇOIS THISSE§
RUTCOR, Rutgers University,* GRESG, Université de Strasbourg L† Department of Geography‡ and CORE,§ Université Catholique de Louvain
Acknowledgements
The authors are indebted to R. Arnott, H. Beguin, P. Hanjoul, G. Wesolowsky and L. Wolsey for their comments on previous drafts of this chapter.
INTRODUCTION
Facility location analysis deals with the problem of locating new facilities with regard to existing facilities and clients in order to optimize one or several economic criteria. Examples of facilities are plants, warehouses, schools, hospitals, administrative buildings, department stores, military bases, waste material dumps, ambulance ...
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