A note on the optimal positioning of service units

In this paper we address the problem of locating p mobile service units in an n-dimensional space minimizing the expected response time. It is shown that an optimal solution to the problem is a degenerate distribution for the service, concluding that it is optimal to park the p units. This extends p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Carrizosa Priego, Emilio José, Muñoz Márquez, Manuel, Puerto Albandoz, Justo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/107473
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/107473
https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.46.1.155
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Facilities/equipment planning
location
continuous: Multifacility location
stochastic: location of mobile units
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Sumario:In this paper we address the problem of locating p mobile service units in an n-dimensional space minimizing the expected response time. It is shown that an optimal solution to the problem is a degenerate distribution for the service, concluding that it is optimal to park the p units. This extends previous results in the literature for location on a segment.