The design of the distribution system is a strategic issue for almost every company. The
problem of locating facilities and allocating customers covers the core topics of distribution …

Emergency response activity relies on transportation networks. Emergency facility location
interacts with transportation networks clearly. This review is aimed to provide a combined …

Location planning for urban distribution centers is vital in saving distribution costs and
minimizing traffic congestion arising from goods movement in urban areas. In this paper, we …

Research on facility location is abundant. However, this research does not typically address
the particular conditions that arise when locating facilities to service large-scale …

Geographic information systems (GIS) have matured and proven to be an enabling
technology, one that is important to many disciplines. Location analysis is also a field that …

This chapter covers different aspects related with facility location problems involving time-
dependent parameters. The emphasis is put on problems defined over a multi-period finite …

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 …

This paper provides a mathematical optimization framework to incorporate fairness
measures from the facilities' perspective to discrete and continuous maximal covering …

Location decisions are frequently subject to dynamic aspects such as changes in customer
demand. Often, flexibility regarding the geographic location of facilities, as well as their …

Although large amounts of disaster-generated debris significantly strain landfill capacities,
until recently existing policy provided no financial incentive to consider other disposal …