Foundations of Location Analysis
Location analysis has matured from an area of theoretical inquiry that was designed to explain observed phenomena to a vibrant field which can be and has been used to locate items as diverse as landfills, fast food outlets, gas stations, as well as politi
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International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
Volume 155
Series Editor Frederick S. Hillier Stanford University, CA, USA Special Editorial Consultant Camille C. Price Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, USA This book was recommended by Dr. Price
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H. A. Eiselt • Vladimir Marianov Editors
Foundations of Location Analysis
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Editors Prof. Dr. H. A. Eiselt University of New Brunswick Faculty of Business Administration Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Marianov Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Depto. Ingenieria Electrica Av. Vicuna Mackenna 4860 Macul, Santiago Chile [email protected]
ISSN 0884-8289 ISBN 978-1-4419-7571-3 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7572-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7572-0 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Cover design: eStudioCalamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Writing intellectual history is like trying to nail jelly to the wall. William Hesseltine
Preface
This book is the final result of a number of incidents that occurred to us while discussing location issues with colleagues at conferences. Frequently we attended presentations, in which the authors quoted the well-known references that helped to make the discipline what it is today. Upon further inquiry, though, it turned out that some of these colleagues had never actually read the original papers. We then discussed among ourselves which contributions could be credited with shaping the field. And, lo and behold, we found that we, too, had neglected to read some of the papers that form the foundation of our science. Whether it was laziness or other things that got in the way, it had become clear that something had to be done. Our first thought was to collect the original contributions (once we could agree on what they were) and reprint them. When discussing this possibility with a publisher, we immediately ran into a roadblock in the form of copyright. While this appeared to have stopped our enthusiastic effort dead in its tracks, we kept on collecting and reading what we considered original contributions. This went on until we met Camille Price, who suggested that, rather t
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