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Investigation of practical, robust and flexible decisions for facility location problems using tabu search and simulation

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  • K Sörensen

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We investigate how robust and flexible solutions of stochastic capacitated facility location problems (CFLPs) can be obtained by combining metaheuristic optimization with Monte Carlo sampling techniques. To this end, we develop a tabu search procedure for the CFLP, and use this to solve an extensive set of stochastic versions of this problem.

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  • K Sörensen, 2008. "Investigation of practical, robust and flexible decisions for facility location problems using tabu search and simulation," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 59(5), pages 624-636, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:59:y:2008:i:5:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2602332
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602332
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