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3045. A systematic literature review and research agenda on Multi-Objective Facility Location
Invited abstract in session TC-61: Location with Multiple Actors, stream Locational Analysis.
Tuesday, 12:30-14:00Room: S10 (building: 101)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Serena Fugaro
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| Institute for Applications of Calculus, National Research Council of Italy | |
| 2. | Antonino Sgalambro
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| School of Management, University of Sheffield |
Abstract
Facility Location problems have been studied intensively due to their wide range of practical applications in various sectors such as Humanitarian Aid Logistics, Healthcare, Public Transport. In general, the decisions involved in Facility Location are inherently strategic, leading to the definition of problems characterised by many, potentially conflicting, objectives. The literature on Multi-Objective Facility Location problems is extensive and growing rapidly, yet there is a lack of contributions that comprehensively illustrate the state of the art. For this purpose, we conducted a thorough systematic literature review by analysing a sample of 193 relevant papers published in international peer-reviewed journals between 2011 and 2023. Indeed, we focused on modelling and algorithmic aspects, as well as on the managerial context underlying the arising problems and yielding to their inherent Multi-Objective nature. This study has identified several research gaps at the modelling and methodological level, but also in terms of prominent potential applications not addressed so far from a managerial and practical perspective. Accordingly, we present some findings from our analysis and propose a research agenda outlining some future research directions in Multi-Objective Facility Location for both researchers and practitioners, and signposting how theoretical advancements could enable provision of services and design of systems that are more inclusive, resilient and robust.
Keywords
- Location
- Programming, Multi-Objective
Status: accepted
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