This paper proposes a bi-objective model for the facility location problem under a congestion system. The idea of the model is motivated by applications of locating servers in bank automated teller machines (ATMS), communication networks, and so on. This model can be specifically considered for situations in which fixed service facilities are congested by stochastic demand within queueing frame...

The link between location features and the propensity to start a new firm is a subject that did not get much attention in Iran until recently. This paper is the first attempt on this proposition and is concerned with deliberating the effect of demographical and industrial characteristics of location on start-up rates in Iranian manufacturing industries. To fulfill this aim, regional panel data ...

The advent of grassroots content distribution systems (e.g., Gnutella, FreeNet, Napster, Oceanstore) indicates the need for a distributed data location algorithm [HBMKK00, Cla00, Fan00, K+00a]. In this paper we investigate three methods of data location: distance-vector routing and link-state vector routing using Bloom filters, and a naive cache sharing algorithm. These data location methods ar...

south pars oil operation activities in the south of boshehr province require settling new population in line with balancing relations among human, space and activity in this area it is necessary to organize and arrange population and shaping new residences for new population and these are unavoidable. under study area includes 5 counties, 11 villages and 5 cities this area reaches to dashtestan...

location selection is one of the most important activities in establishment of bank branches. choosing a suitable location have a direct impact on the performance of banks and also facilitating the achievement of other objectives. there are a lot of influential factors on the location selection which are complicated and therefore the traditional methods cannot be used. so we need to have a suit...