Reliable Facility Location Problem with Facility Protection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 This paper studies a reliable facility location problem with facility protection that aims to hedge against random facility disruptions by both strategically protecting some facilities and using backup facilities for the demands.
Luohao Tang +4 more
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Combined Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Discrete Facility Location Problem [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2012 The combined simulated annealing (CSA) algorithm was developed for the discrete facility location problem (DFLP) in the paper. The method is a two-layer algorithm, in which the external subalgorithm optimizes the decision of the facility location ...
Jin Qin, Ling-lin Ni, Feng Shi
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Globally Optimal Facility Locations for Continuous-Space Facility Location Problems [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 The continuous-space single- and multi-facility location problem has attracted much attention in previous studies. This study focuses on determining the globally optimal facility locations for two- and higher-dimensional continuous-space facility ...
Xuehong Gao +5 more
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Constructing large-scale benchmark datasets for the hierarchical hub location problem using geospatial information: a case study on populous Indian cities [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis paper introduces an innovative approach for constructing large-scale, realistic benchmark geospatial datasets specifically designed for the single-allocation hierarchical hub median problem, a key variant of the hierarchical hub location problem ...
Arup Kumar Bhattacharjee +1 more
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Facility location problem for senior centers in an upcoming super-aging society [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAs the global population ages rapidly, ensuring the accessibility of senior centers is crucial for supporting the well-being and quality of life of older adults.
Eun Hak Lee, Jonghwa Jeong
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Jurnal Sistem dan Manajemen Industri, 2022 Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus is one of the Philippines’ programs that focuses on nutrition by conducting an annual assessment for 0-59 months old children in barangays to identify the malnutrition data in the area.
Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi +4 more
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Research Review of Emergency Facility Location Problem [PDF]
Jisuanji gongcheng, 2019 Reasonable location of emergency facilities can significantly improve the quality and efficiency of emergency services.It has great research significance in the fields of healthcare,disaster relief and humanitarian logistics.This paper describes the main
CAO Qi, CHEN Wenxuan
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A multi-facility AGV location-routing problem with uncertain demands and planar facility locations [PDF]
Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering, 2021 The Location Routing Problem (LRP), Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV), and Uncertainty Planner Facility (UPF) in Facility Location Problems (FLP) have been critical. This research proposed the role of LRP in Intelligence AGV Location–Routing Problem (IALRP)
Mohamad Ebrahim Tayebi Araghi +3 more
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Clustering based hybrid approach for facility location problem [PDF]
Management Science Letters, 2017 The main objective of facility location problem is the utilization of the facility by maximum number of possible customers so that the profit is maximized.
Ashish Sharma +2 more
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Locating helicopter ambulance bases in Iceland: efficient and fair solutions
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023 Background Fixed-wing air ambulances play an important role in healthcare in rural Iceland. More frequent use of helicopter ambulances has been suggested to shorten response times and increase equity in access to advanced emergency care.
Björn Gunnarsson +3 more
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