Location covering problems is a widely researched field due to the fact that it is useful for siting of facilities in real-life situations. This article discusses the history of location covering problems and provides an alternative formulation for both the Location Set Covering Problem-Explicit and the Maximal Covering Location Problem-Explicit. The article further demonstrates how these models can be used to site reaction vehicles of the Private Security Industry in South Africa.
Track: Operations Research
Published in: 5th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Publisher: IEOM Society International
Date of Conference: March 3
-5
, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9855497-2-5
ISSN/E-ISSN: 2169-8767