Paper #180

Title:

The P-median problem in a changing network: The case of Barcelona

Authors:

Daniel Serra and Vladimir Marianov

Date:

July 1996

Abstract:

In this paper a p--median--like model is formulated to address the issue of locating new facilities when there is uncertainty. Several possible future scenarios with respect to demand and/or the travel times/distance parameters are presented. The planner will want a strategy of positioning that will do as ``well as possible'' over the future scenarios. This paper presents a discrete location model formulation to address this P--Median problem under uncertainty. The model is applied to the location of fire stations in Barcelona.

Keywords:

Discrete facility location, scenarios, emergency services location

JEL codes:

C61, R12, R53

Area of Research:

Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods

Published in:

Location Science, 4, 1, (1999)

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