Optimal Positioning of Service Units Along a Coordinate Line

Larry R. Anderson and Robert A. Fontenot
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Larry R. Anderson: Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362
Robert A. Fontenot: Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362

Transportation Science, 1992, vol. 26, issue 4, 346-351

Abstract: In this article, we consider the optimal positioning of multiple servicing units along a coordinate line, under the assumption that demand for service occurs probabilistically at any point along the coordinate line. We show that, under very general circumstances, it is best for the servicing units to be stationary, and we provide an algorithm for finding these stationary positions.

Date: 1992
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