Introduction to Location Science

Gilbert Laporte (), Stefan Nickel () and Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama ()
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Gilbert Laporte: Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics, and Transportation (CIRRELT), HEC Montréal, Canada Research Chain in Distribution Management
Stefan Nickel: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Operations Research and Research Center for Information Technology (FZI)
Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama: Universidade de Lisboa, Departamento de Estatística e Investigação Operacional, Centro de Matemática, Aplicações Fundamentais e Investigação Operacional, Faculdade de Ciências

Chapter Chapter 1 in Location Science, 2019, pp 1-21 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces modern Location Science. It traces the roots of the area and describes the path leading to the full establishment of this research field. It identifies several disciplines having strong links with Location Science and offers examples of areas in which the knowledge accumulated in the field of location has been applied with great success. It describes the purpose and structure of this volume. Finally, it provides suggestions on how to make use of the contents presented in this book, namely for organizing general or specialized location courses targeting different audiences.

Keywords: Location science; Foundations; Application areas; Related disciplines; Location courses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32177-2_1

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