Background and objective: The location of facilities is of great importance in healthcare and is of interest to researchers due to its importance. In this regard, a large proportion of classic location-allocation models concentrate on solving problems in an exclusive environment (non-competitive), but this assumption is rarely true in reality. Methods: At...

Geospatial data-sets are becoming commonplace in many application domains, especially in the area of decision-making. Current state-of-the-art in geospatial systems either lack the ease-of-use and efficiency or sophisticated querying and analysis features needed by these applications. To address these shortcomings, we have been working on a generic and scalable geospatial decision making system...

In this paper we examine how multinational …rms with varied levels of total factor productivity (TFP) self-select into di¤erent host countries. Using a dataset that records the subsidiaries of French manufacturing multinationals, we …nd that …rm-level TFP plays an important role in explaining the sorting of French …rms across host countries. Both the aggregateand …rm-level estimates suggest tha...

Location decision is an integral part of organizational strategies involving many factorsthat may be conflicting in nature. This paper presents a holistic approach of the multi-criteria decisionmaking (MCDM) methodology to select the optimal location(s), which fits best for both investors andmanagers. A case study is also provided to illustrate the application of the proposed holistic approach....

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The ongoing progression of mobile communication devices, in particular with respect to positioning capabilities, has enabled the development of a new generation of location-based services (LBS). One of the most important aspects of current research on LBS is personalisation but it has 10 been treated primarily for individual users. This article presents a first step towards personalised LBS tha...