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Open research questions in Facility Location and Emergency Management

64 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 336 Facility Location and Emergency Management papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Conventional models have limitations in handling multidimensional uncertainties. There is a need for a distributionally robust optimization framework for age-friendly facility location planning.

    Robust Optimization for Age-friendly Facility Location Problem · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of integration between IRP and CTP in humanitarian logistics. The need for a scenario-based probabilistic approach to address unpredictable demand.

    A covering tour-based inventory routing framework for humanitarian logistics · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the gap in the planning process, where strategic planners must have some understanding of the future while recognizing its unpredictability. It highlights the need for a technique that can introduce uncertainty into the planning process.

    Multiple scenario analysis: Introducing uncertainty into the planning process · 1983 · DOI

  • The problem of finding the optimal location for the new facility is complex and challenging. The algorithm needs to consider the location of the existing facility and the demand points. The paper needs to analyze the complexity of the algorithm.

    Competitive location strategies for two facilities · 1982 · DOI

  • Future research can focus on extending the algorithm to consider multiple existing facilities. The paper provides a framework for analyzing competitive location strategies, and future research can build on this framework.

    Competitive location strategies for two facilities · 1982 · DOI

  • The complexity of multistop, multipurpose trips. The need to capture the differences between trips for different purposes. The need to take into account spatial flows at each stage of the trip.

    A Model of the Demand for Retail Facilities, Incorporating Multistop, Multipurpose Trips · 1981 · DOI

  • There is a need for a complete accounting framework for the demand generated by multistop, multipurpose trips. There is a need for a model that captures the differences between trips for different purposes.

    A Model of the Demand for Retail Facilities, Incorporating Multistop, Multipurpose Trips · 1981 · DOI

  • The paper notes that existing models often assume perfectly inelastic demand, which may not be realistic. The paper also notes that capacity constraints are often ignored in location-allocation problems. The paper highlights the need for more realistic models that incorporate spatial efficiency and equity criteria.

    Location-allocation problems in a plane a review of some models · 1981 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the consideration of spatial efficiency and equity criteria in location-allocation problems. The paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the application of mathematical programming models to real-world problems.

    Location-allocation problems in a plane a review of some models · 1981 · DOI

  • The difficulty of defining a random aggregation in space, or a random partitioning. The potential for aggregation error to affect the solution to location-allocation problems. The need for methods to address the aggregation problem.

    The Aggregation Problem in Location‐Allocation · 1979 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on location-allocation models, specifically the lack of consideration of the effects of aggregation. The paper also identifies a need for methods to address the aggregation problem.

    The Aggregation Problem in Location‐Allocation · 1979 · DOI

  • The location set-covering problem and maximal covering location problem have been studied with restricted facility placement. Allowing unrestricted facility placement can improve coverage or reduce the number of facilities needed.

    Location Modeling Utilizing Maximum Service Distance Criteria · 1979 · DOI

  • The standard location-allocation problem does not account for the incrementalist nature of most locational decision making. There is a need for a solution to the stepwise location-allocation problem.

    The Stepwise Location‐Allocation Problem: Exact Solutions in Continuous and Discrete Spaces · 1978 · DOI

  • The need to develop a more supply-oriented model - The need to consider taxes, disposable income, etc. The need to develop a sophisticated model for imports

    Simple linear planning models: Structure and implications · 1975 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the research literature on facilities location. The paper aims to fill this gap by relating the central facilities location problem to covering problems.

    On Covering Problems and the Central Facilities Location Problem · 1974 · DOI

  • The need to maximize the number of people served by all facilities. The need to minimize the average distance traveled per person, for the portion of the total population which is served. The need to consider the threshold distance in the location of facilities.

    Facility Location under a Maximum Travel Restriction: An Example Using Day Care Facilities · 1972 · DOI

  • The existing location-allocation models assume that the entire region must be served, which may not always be the case. There is a need for a more general and effective method for locating facilities under a maximum travel restriction.

    Facility Location under a Maximum Travel Restriction: An Example Using Day Care Facilities · 1972 · DOI

  • The location-allocation problem is a complex problem that involves both location and allocation decisions. The problem has various applications in different fields, but there is a need for a framework to understand the problem.

    Location‐Allocation Systems: A Review · 1970 · DOI

  • The location of facilities is critical in areas where public transportation is lacking or where the level of living is substandard. The problem is to locate facilities so as to minimize the average distance or time that the users take to reach the facilities. The method of adjusting the resource constraint has one important drawback: a lack of sensitivity or fine tuning.

    Central Facilities Location under an Investment Constraint · 1970 · DOI

  • The method of adjusting the resource constraint has one important drawback: a lack of sensitivity or fine tuning. Between two levels of funding both of which produce integer solutions there may be numerous other integer solutions which are not located by the adjustment of the resource level.

    Central Facilities Location under an Investment Constraint · 1970 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of balancing the requirement for comprehensiveness with the need for action in a world of imperfect knowledge. It highlights the challenge of dealing with values and making decisions in the planning process.

    A Choice Theory of Planning · 1962 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the planning process and the role of values in decision-making. It highlights the need for a clear notion of how choices are made and ends pursued in the planning process.

    A Choice Theory of Planning · 1962 · DOI

  • Future research can focus on extending the paper's approach to more complex location problems. Future research can focus on analyzing the computational complexity of the linear programming approach. Future research can focus on applying the paper's results to real-world location problems.

    LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND LOCATION RENT† · 1961 · DOI

  • The existing literature does not provide a clear interpretation of the dual variables in the context of location theory. The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature regarding the determination of location rents.

    LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND LOCATION RENT† · 1961 · DOI

  • The need for careful and responsive planning in inservice programs. The importance of active staff involvement.

    Planning Inservice Programs · 1983 · DOI

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