Locational optimization problems solved through Voronoi diagrams

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 445-456

  Okabe, Atsuyuki ^a   Suzuki, Atsuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NANZAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONTINUOUS LOCATIONAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; VORONOI DIAGRAMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031140940     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)80001-X     Document Type: Article

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