Allocation of queuing facilities using a minimax criterion

Location Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-101

  Brimberg, J ^a   Mehrez, A ^b   Wesolowsky, G O ^c  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION DECISION; FACILITY LOCATION; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; QUEUING; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 0031200828     PISSN: 09668349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-8349(97)00014-4     Document Type: Article

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