Location-Allocation Models for Establishing Facilities

Authors

David F. Gibson
John Rodenberg

Document Type

Article

Source

USDA Forestry Science Laboratory, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering Montana State University

First Page

291

Last Page

398

Publication Date

1974

Abstract

Two models and accompanying computer programs are presented which were developed to locate facilities for the timber harvesting industry. Addressed is a case of the facility location-allocation problem. The optimum location and number of landings, facilities to which timber is transshipped, are determined so as to minimize a cost function. This function is composed of the following components: (1) cost of transporting material from its original location to a landing, (2) cost of establishing a landing (facility cost), and (3) cost of transporting material from the landings to some designated point termed the origin. Output of the computer programs is designed to facilitate production planning and includes plotter-drawn graphics. Although both models have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Forest Service for the forest products industry, the models have broader application and hence, other industrial applications are addressed.

Recommended Citation

Gibson, David F.; Rodenberg, John. 1974. Local: Location-Allocation Models for Establishing Facilities. USDA Forestry Science Laboratory, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering Montana State University. 391-398.