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The Uncapacitated Facility Location (UFL) problem is one of the most fundamental clustering problems: Given a set of clients $C$ and a set of facilities $F$ in a metric space $(C \cup F, dist)$ with facility costs $open : F \to…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Vincent Cohen-Addad , Fabrizio Grandoni , Euiwoong Lee , Chris Schwiegelshohn

We study a variant of the competitive facility location problem, in which a company is to locate new facilities in a market where competitor's facilities already exist. We consider the scenario where only a limited number of possible…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-02-25 Yun Hui Lin , Qingyun Tian

Location Routing is a fundamental planning problem in logistics, in which strategic location decisions on the placement of facilities (depots, distribution centers, warehouses etc.) are taken based on accurate estimates of operational…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-08-06 Felipe Carrasco Heine , Antonia Demleitner , Jannik Matuschke

The $k$-Facility Location problem is a generalization of the classical problems $k$-Median and Facility Location. The goal is to select a subset of at most $k$ facilities that minimizes the total cost of opened facilities and established…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-04-25 Jarosław Byrka , Krzysztof Fleszar , Bartosz Rybicki , Joachim Spoerhase

In this paper, we will formalize the method of dual fitting and the idea of factor-revealing LP. This combination is used to design and analyze two greedy algorithms for the metric uncapacitated facility location problem. Their…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Kamal Jain , Mohammad Mahdian , Evangelos Markakis , Amin Saberi , Vijay V. Vazirani

Dynamic facility location problems predominantly suppose a monopoly over the service or product provided. Nonetheless, this premise can be a severe oversimplification in the presence of market competitors, as customers may prefer facilities…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Warley Almeida Silva , Margarida Carvalho , Sanjay Dominik Jena

In the online facility assignment on a line ${\rm OFAL}(S,c)$ with a set $S$ of $k$ servers and a capacity $c:S\to\mathbb{N}$, each server $s\in S$ with a capacity $c(s)$ is placed on a line, and a request arrives on a line one-by-one. The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-08-14 Tsubasa Harada , Toshiya Itoh

Facility and covering location models are key elements in many decision aid tools in logistics, supply chain design, telecommunications, public infrastructure planning, and many other industrial and public sectors. In many applications, it…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-09-12 Eduardo Álvarez-Miranda , Markus Sinnl

We present prior robust algorithms for a large class of resource allocation problems where requests arrive one-by-one (online), drawn independently from an unknown distribution at every step. We design a single algorithm that, for every…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-03-12 Nikhil R. Devanur , Kamal Jain , Balasubramanian Sivan , Christopher A. Wilkens

We study the \emph{Online Facility Assignment} (OFA) problem on a discrete $r\times c$ grid graph under the standard model of Ahmed, Rahman, and Kobourov: a fixed set of facilities is given, each with limited capacity, and an online…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Lamya Alif , Raian Tasnim Saoda , Sumaiya Afrin , Md. Rawha Siddiqi Riad , Md. Tanzeem Rahat , Md Manzurul Hasan

Logistics network is expected that opened facilities work continuously for a long time horizon without any failure, but in real world problems, facilities may face disruptions. This paper studies a reliable joint inventory location problem…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-11-28 Elham Taghizadeh , Mostafa Abedzadeh , Mostafa Setak

The multi allocation p-hub median problem (MApHM), the multi allocation uncapacitated hub location problem (MAuHLP) and the multi allocation p-hub location problem (MApHLP) are common hub location problems with several practical…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2023-07-17 Niklas Jost

Facility location decisions significantly impact customer behavior and consequently the resulting demand in a wide range of businesses. Furthermore, sequentially realized uncertain demand enforces strategically determining locations under…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-08 Beste Basciftci , Shabbir Ahmed , Siqian Shen

This paper studies a practical regional demand continuous multifacility location problems whose main goal is to locate a given number of services and entry points in each region to distribute certain products to the users at minimum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-31 Víctor Blanco , Ricardo Gázquez , Marina Leal

In the paper, we consider the competitive facility location problem with limited choice rule (CFLPLCR), which attempts to open a subset of facilities to maximize the net profit of a newcomer company, requiring customers to patronize only a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-11 Wei-Kun Chen , Wei-Yang Zhang , Yan-Ru Wang , Shahin Gelareh , Yu-Hong Dai

The growth of e-commerce has created increasing complexity in logistics services. To remain competitive, logistics and e-commerce companies are exploring new modes as supplements to traditional home delivery, one of which is the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-27 Yun Hui Lin , Yuan Wang , Loo Hay Lee , Ek Peng Chew

Strategic product placement can have a strong influence on customer purchase behavior in physical stores as well as online platforms. Motivated by this, we consider the problem of optimizing the placement of substitutable products in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Omar El Housni , Rajan Udwani

We consider the multi-item inventory lot-sizing problem with supplier selection. The problem consists of determining an optimal purchasing plan in order to satisfy dynamic deterministic demands for multiple items over a finite planning…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-02-22 Leopoldo E. Cárdenas-Barrón , Rafael A. Melo , Marcio C. Santos

In this paper we study the facility location problem in the online with recourse and dynamic algorithm models. In the online with recourse model, clients arrive one by one and our algorithm needs to maintain good solutions at all time steps…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-02-26 Xiangyu Guo , Janardhan Kulkarni , Shi Li , Jiayi Xian

In the Simple Plant Location Problem with Order (SPLPO), the aim is to open a subset of plants to assign every customer taking into account their preferences. Customers rank the plants in strict order and are assigned to their favorite open…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-30 Concepción Domínguez , Juan de Dios Jaime-Alcántara