Closest assignment constraints and location models: Properties and structure

Location Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-270

  Gerrard, Ross A ^a   Church, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central place theory; Closest assignment constraints; Covering; Location allocation models; Median

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; MODELLING APPROACH;

EID: 0030319114     PISSN: 09668349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0966-8349(97)00001-6     Document Type: Article

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