[AM12-4] Location-allocation modeling and p-median problems

Location-allocation modeling involves the determination of locations by minimizing the distance between object/subjects in space, such as between customers and facilities.

External resources

• Azarmand Z., Neishabouri E. (2009) Location Allocation Problem. In: Zanjirani Farahani R., Hekmatfar M. (eds) Facility Location. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg.

Learning outcomes

• 62 - Describe the structure of origin-destination matrices
  Describe the structure of origin-destination matrices
• 63 - Explain the concepts of demand and service
  Explain the concepts of demand and service
• 64 - Explain Webers locational triangle
  Explain Webers locational triangle
• 65 - Assess the outcome of location-allocation models using other spatial analysis techniques
  Assess the outcome of location-allocation models using other spatial analysis techniques
• 66 - Compare and contrast covering, dispersion, and p-median models
  Compare and contrast covering, dispersion, and p-median models
• 67 - Locate, using location-allocation software, service facilities that meet given sets of constraints
  Locate, using location-allocation software, service facilities that meet given sets of constraints

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [AM12-4] Location-allocation modeling and p-median problems subclassof [AM12] Optimization and location-allocation modeling

Contributors

• Rob Lemmens
  University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
  https://research.utwente.nl/en/persons/rob-lemmens