Optimal Location of Public Facilities: The Case of Median and Quartile Locations

G Alperovich and I Weksler
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G Alperovich: Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
I Weksler: Department of Agricultural Economics, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel

Environment and Planning B, 1982, vol. 9, issue 2, 143-152

Abstract: In several papers, median and quartile locations are found to be attractive locations for public facilities which seek the minimization of total delivery costs. This conclusion is based on a restrictive set of assumptions regarding delivery cost function and demand distribution. The present paper derives necessary and sufficient conditions for median and quartile locations which minimize total delivery costs under general conditions regarding the cost function and demand distribution.

Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.1068/b090143

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