A new model for maximal coverage exploiting GIS capabilities

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-338

  Alexandris, George ^a   Giannikos, Ioannis ^b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Demand covering; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Location analysis

Indexed keywords

COVERING MODEL; DEMAND COVERING; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; KEY ISSUES; LOCATION ANALYSIS; LOCATION PROBLEMS; NEW MODEL; PARTIAL COVERAGE;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEAD;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 70349909647     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.05.037     Document Type: Article

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