Teaching Spreadsheet-Based Analysis of Multisource Continuous Facility Location Problems

Autor/in	Brusco, Michael
Titel	Teaching Spreadsheet-Based Analysis of Multisource Continuous Facility Location Problems
Quelle	In: Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 20 (2022) 2, S.102-111 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Brusco, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-4595
DOI	10.1111/dsji.12254
Schlagwörter	Spreadsheets; Operations Research; Business Administration Education; Textbooks; Workbooks; Theories; Facilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Arbeitsbuch; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	The center-of-gravity, Weber, and rectilinear minisum problems are common exemplars in single-facility (single-source) continuous location theory and the first of these is covered in many operations management (OM) textbooks. Extensions to multiple-facility (or multisource) continuous location problems are seldom covered in OM textbooks. I have developed an Excel workbook for analyzing multisource extensions of each of the three single-source location problems. The workbook can be used in OM courses for several purposes, which include: (i) illustrating the basic principles of single-source continuous location theory, (ii) highlighting solution differences that might result from different assumptions concerning distance measurement, and, most importantly, (iii) demonstrating the more complex multisource continuous location problems that require positioning of multiple-source facilities and the assignment of demand sites to those facilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01