http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2014.01.01

There is considerable evidence that because of poor geographical accessibility, basic health care does not reach the majority of the population in developing nations. Despite the view that mathematical methods of locational analysis are too sophisticated for use in many of these nations, several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of such methods in the locational decision-making process. ...

Increasing e-commerce activity, competition for shorter delivery times, and innovations in transportation technologies have pushed the industry toward instant logistics. This paper studies a facility location online demand allocation problem applicable to logistics company expanding offer service using unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. The is decomposed into two stages. During planning stage,...