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Competitive Facility Location

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Encyclopedia of Optimization

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Keywords and Phrases

Introduction

The Proximity Model

The Location-Allocation Model

The Deterministic Utility Model

The Random Utility Model

Gravity Based Models

Anticipating Future Competition

Conclusions

References

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  1. California State University, Fullerton, USA

    Tammy Drezner

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263, USA

    Christodoulos A. Floudas

  2. Center for Applied Optimization, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-6595, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

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Drezner, T. (2008). Competitive Facility Location . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_73

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