Location and shape of a rectangular facility in ℝn. Convexity properties. Convexity properties

In this paper we address a generalization of the Weber problem, in which we seek for the center and the shape of a rectangle (the facility) minimizing the average distance to a given set (the demand-set) which is not assumed to be finite. Some theoretical properties of the average distance are studi...

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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:11441/107727
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/107727
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02680563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Regional location
Facilities
Average distance
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Sumario:In this paper we address a generalization of the Weber problem, in which we seek for the center and the shape of a rectangle (the facility) minimizing the average distance to a given set (the demand-set) which is not assumed to be finite. Some theoretical properties of the average distance are studied, and an expression for its gradient, involving solely expected distances to rectangles, is obtained. This enables the resolution of the problem by standard optimization techniques.