Effectiveness–equity models for facility location problems on tree networks. Issue 4 (21st June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lejeune, Miguel A.; Prasad, Srinivas Y.
• Is Part Of: Networks. Volume 62:Issue 4(2013:Dec.)
• Page Start: 243
• Page End: 254
• Publication Date: 2013-06-21
• Subjects: Network analysis (Planning) -- Periodicals; 658.4032
• DOI: 10.1002/net.21510
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-3045

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>We propose models to investigate effectiveness–equity tradeoffs in tree network facility location problems. We use the commonly used median objective as a measure of effectiveness, and the Gini index as a measure of (in)equity, and formulate bicriteria problems involving these objectives. We develop procedures to identify an efficient set of solutions to these problems, analyze the complexity of the proposed procedures, and finally illustrate the procedures with an example.Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. NETWORKS, Vol. 62(4), 243–254 2013</p> </abstract>