Title of article :
A firefly algorithm for solving competitive location-design problem: a case study
Author/Authors :
sadjadi, jafar department of industrial engineering - iran university of science and technology , gorji ashtiani, milad department of industrial engineering - iran university of science and technology , ramezanian, reza department of industrial engineering - iran university of science and technology
Abstract :
This paper aims at determining the optimal number of new facilities besides specifying both the optimal location and design level of them under the budget constraint in a competitive environment by a novel hybrid continuous and discrete firefly algorithm. A real-world application of locating new chain stores in the city of Tehran, Iran, is used and the results are analyzed. In addition, several examples have been solved to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed model and algorithm. The results demonstrate that the performed method provides good-quality results for the test problems.
Keywords :
Competitive facility location Location , location design , Market share , Budget constraint , Firefly algorithm
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
