Facility Location Problems

The study of facility location problems, also known as location analysis, is a branch of operations research and computational geometry concerned with the optimal placement of facilities to minimize transportation costs while considering factors like avoiding placing hazardous materials near housing, and competitors’ facilities. The techniques also apply to cluster analysis.

Discuss Max & Minimum Locations

To post in the discussion board you must do the following:

1) Using APA format create a new thread. Use guidelines indicated above to help you write your post, and make sure minimum of 250 – 300 words.

2) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.