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ITM Web Conf.
Volume 37, 2021
International Conference on Innovative Technology for Sustainable Development (ICITSD-2021)
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Article Number | 01001 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Innovative Technology for Sustainable Development | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/itmconf/20213701001 | |
Published online | 17 March 2021 |
Simple Single and Multi-Facility Location Models using Great Circle Distance
Panimalar Institute of Technology, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, India
* Corresponding author: a.baaskar@gmail.com
Facility location problems (FLP) are widely studied in operations research and supply chain domains. The most common metric used in such problems is the distance between two points, generally Euclidean distance (ED). When points/ locations on the earth surface are considered, ED may not be the appropriate distance metric to analyse with. Hence, while modelling a facility location on the earth, great circle distance (GCD) is preferable for computing optimal location(s). The different demand points may be assigned with different weights based on the importance and requirements. Weiszfeld’s algorithm is employed to locate such an optimal point(s) iteratively. The point is generally termed as “Geometric Median”. This paper presents simple models combining GCD, weights and demand points. The algorithm is demonstrated with a single and multi-facility location problems.
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