Abstract
The economic problem of locating optimally a service facility in a two-dimensional Euclidean space is equivalent to a problem of equilibrium between forces in statics. A mechanical analog, suggested at the beginning of the century, as well as more modem numerical methods for the solution of the problem, are discussed. The multifacility problem, which is an extension to the original one, is also mentioned. Cases in which the cost involved is nonlinearly dependent on the Euclidean distance are briefly referred to.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-62 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physics |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1985 |