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Business Site Selection, Location Analysis and GIS

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ISBN-10: 0470191066

ISBN-13: 9780470191064

Edition: 2009

Authors: Richard L. Church, Alan T. Murray

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All organizationsbusinesses, government agencies, and even individualsface location and relocation decisions: where to open a new store, where to build a new factory, where to locate a new transportation hub? Written by two of the leading researchers in the field, here is the first book to cover the convergent use of GIS for Location Science analysis. The book's integrated approach enables analysts to look beyond theoretical location constructs to focus on the resolution of actual siting problems, producing better data and model representations, developing better solution approaches, and providing better visualization of location alternatives than otherwise possible.
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Book details

List price: $152.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/13/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.40" wide x 9.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Motivation
History
First Principles
Planning Context
Role of GIS
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
GIS
Introduction
Data Acquisition
Existing Sources
Semiexisting Sources
Surveying and Airborne Approaches
Data Management
Raster
Vector
Data Manipulation
Conversion
Aggregation
Overlay
Interpolation
Data Analysis
Query
Proximity
Centrality
Service Zone
Data Display
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Model-Building Fundamentals
Introduction
Review of Mathematical Notation
Variables
Mathematical Expressions
Inequalities
Formulating an Optimization Model
Apple Shipment
Manufacturing Plant Location
School Consolidation
Model Solution
Apple Shipment Application
Manufacturing Plant Location Application
School Consolidation Application
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Trade and Service Areas
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Descriptive Trade Area
Prescriptive Service Area
Mathematical Representation
Descriptive Trade Area
Prescriptive Service Area
GIScience
Modeling Application
Descriptive Trade Area
Prescriptive Service Area
Advanced Topics
Spatial Interaction Considerations
Transportation Problem Considerations
Using Trade and Service Area Models in Site Selection
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Suitability Analysis
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Suitability Assessment Process
Absolute Suitability
Relative Suitability
GIScience
Map Algebra
Attribute Data Measurement
Model Application
Absolute Suitability
Relative Suitability
Advanced Topics
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Point-Based Location
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Mathematical Representation
Formulating the Weber Problem
Iterative Solution Approach for the Weber Problem
GIScience
Projections and Coordinate Systems
Spherical Distance
Planar Distance
Modeling Application
Solution Using Commercial Software
Iterative Solution
Advanced Topics
Variants of Planar Single Facility Location
Fallacy of the Centroid
Location on a Sphere
Continuously Distributed Demand
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Line-Based Location
Introduction
Motivation and Problem Definition
Mathematical Representation
Shortest-Path Model
Exact Solution Approach
GIScience
Defining the Network
Modeling Application
Path
Corridor Siting in ArcGIS
Advanced Topics
Expanding the Network
Shortest-Path Variants
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Area-Based Location
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Mathematical Representation
Knapsack Model
Threshold Model
Shape Model
GIScience
Modeling Application
Knapsack Model Application
Threshold Model Application
Shape Model Application
Advanced Topics
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Coverage
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Complete Coverage
Maximal Coverage
Mathematical Representation
Complete Coverage
Maximal Coverage
GIScience
Modeling Application
LSCP
MCLP
Advanced Topics
Backup Coverage
Service Availability
Spatial Representation
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Dispersion
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Mathematical Representation
Neighborhood Restrictions
Pairwise Restrictions
Clique Restrictions
GIScience
Modeling Application
Neighborhood Restrictions
Pairwise Restrictions
Clique Restrictions
Advanced Topics
Hybrid Restrictions
Max-Min-Min Dispersion
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Location-Allocation
Introduction
Problem Definition and Motivation
Mathematical Representation
Heuristic Solution
GIScience
Modeling Application
Advanced Topics
Continuous Space Siting
Service Capacities and Fixed Costs
Accounting for Uncertainty and Error
Summary
Terms
References
Exercises
Conclusion
Introduction
Classes of Location Models
Class Variety and Extensions
Solution Approaches
Final Thoughts
References
Glossary
Index