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http://dx.doi.org/10.7236/JIWIT.2012.12.2.135

Facility Location Problem for Blood Logistics Center  

Lee, Sang-Un (Dept. of Multimedia Eng., Gangneung-Wonju National University)
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The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication / v.12, no.2, 2012 , pp. 135-143 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper suggests the optimal blood distribution center algorithm that satisfies the minimum total transportation cost and within the allowable distribution time $T^*$. Zhang and Yang proposes shifting the location of each point that has less than the average distance of two maximum distance points from each point. But they cannot decide the correct facility location because they miscompute the shortest distance. This algorithm computes the shortest distance $l_{ij}$ from one area to another areas. Then we select the $v_i$ area to thecandidate distribution center location such that $_{max}l_{ij}{\leq}L^*$ and the $v_i$ such that $l_{ij}-L^*$ area that locates in ($v_i,v_k$) and ($v_j,v_l$) from $P_{ij}=v_i,v_k,{\cdots},v_l,v_j$ path and satisfies the $_{max}l_{ij}{\leq}L^*$ condition. Finally, we decide the candidate distribution area that has minimum transportation cost to optimal distribution area.
Keywords
Perishable Commodity; Allowable Transportation Time Constraints; Facility Location Problem; Facility Location Problem; Shortest Distance;
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