Aggregation without loss of optimality in competitive location models

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-18

  Plastria, Frank ^a   Vanhaverbeke, Lieselot ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competitive location; Consumer behaviour; Demand point aggregation; Von Stackelberg

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION METHODS; COMPETITIVE FACILITY LOCATION; COMPETITIVE LOCATION; MAXIMAL COVERING LOCATION PROBLEMS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SPATIAL AGGREGATION; STACKELBERG; STACKELBERG MODEL;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; OPTIMIZATION;

LOCATION;

EID: 33947605371     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-006-9004-5     Document Type: Article

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