A new heuristic algorithm is proposed for the P-median problem. The heuristic restricts the size of the state space of a dynamic programming algorithm. The approach may be viewed as an extension of the myopic or greedy adding algorithm for the P-median model. The approach allows planners to identify
A heuristic for large-scale p-median instances
β Scribed by Pasquale Avella; Antonio Sassano; Igor Vasil'ev
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1571-0653
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