Modeling data envelopment analysis (DEA) efficient location/allocation decisions

Many types of facility location/allocation models have been developed to find optimal spatial patterns with respect to location criteria such as: cost, time, coverage, and access. In this paper we develop and test location modeling formulations that utilize aspects of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) efficiency measure to find optimal and efficient facility location/allocation patterns. Solving for the DEA efficiency measure, together with location modeling objectives, provides a promising rich approach to multiobjective location problems.