Hamid Shahbandarzadeh; Mohammad Hossein Kabgani
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This paper focused on locating ATMs problem. At first, this paper aims to identify effective factors in selecting ATMs appropriate locations. After selecting potential locations, optimal locations are determined through mathematical modeling. In this paper, effective factors to determine potential locations ...
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This paper focused on locating ATMs problem. At first, this paper aims to identify effective factors in selecting ATMs appropriate locations. After selecting potential locations, optimal locations are determined through mathematical modeling. In this paper, effective factors to determine potential locations are weighted through Fuzzy AHP. Finally, linear allocation technique with multi-objective approach is used to determine ATMs locations at Bushehr city. After literature review, 46 effective factors are identified and then, based on experts' opinion are categorized in 6 groups of demographic, economic - social factors, competitive – commercial factors, public utility (infrastructure and proximity) factors, investment factors and political - legal factors. Results from Fuzzy AHP show that demographic factors are the most important factors among others. Final results show that each of these six categories, can have different effects on decision makers.
Ali Mohaghar; Sara Aryaee; Jalil Heidary; Ara Toomanian
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Nowadays banks, credit and financial institutions are trying to increase profits, reduce costs, compete with rivals, attract customers and increase productivity. One of the factors that contributes to the implementation of these strategies is the optimum locations of branches. Locating the new branches ...
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Nowadays banks, credit and financial institutions are trying to increase profits, reduce costs, compete with rivals, attract customers and increase productivity. One of the factors that contributes to the implementation of these strategies is the optimum locations of branches. Locating the new branches of Mehr Eghtesad bank in the region 1 in Tehran city is the aim of this research. Since the focus of service centers such as banks is on maximal or full service to customers, among the all the covering models, Maximal Covering Location model is chosen as the best option to locate the new bank branches. To this end, related literature about locating bank branches, Geographical Information system (GIS) and maximal covering location problem (MCLP) examined. Then, through library Studies and interviewing with managers and experts, the researcher chose effective criteria and sub criteria for locating bank branches. The weights of criteria and sub criteria were determined through filling the questionnaires by managers. GIS used to extract some input data for the model and weighted maximal covering model (MCLM) with partial covering used to choose the best locations. Mathematical programming model formulated with 363 binary variables, 122 constraints, 121 demand areas, 121 potential points, the 1000 m buffer, α = 0.75, b = 50%, θ = 2 and s= 8 & 30 branches (with two different scenarios) and solved with GAMS optimization software. It is clear that by solving the first scenario, eight suitable locations and second scenario thirty suitable locations to open new branches will be generated.
Nafiseh Aghabozorgi; Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi; Mahdi Alinaghian
Volume 13, Issue 38 , October 2015, , Pages 99-132
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Today, field of production and service is faced with competition among the supply chains by changing the competition pattern of the independent companies. Most of the small and medium businesses (SMEs) still use traditional viewpoint for supply, production and distribution planning. It means, each of ...
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Today, field of production and service is faced with competition among the supply chains by changing the competition pattern of the independent companies. Most of the small and medium businesses (SMEs) still use traditional viewpoint for supply, production and distribution planning. It means, each of these SMEs plan their tasks independently, this will increase the total cost of the supply chain in many cases. In this study, a robust model of inventory-locating supply chain is proposed in three-level with uncertain demand. The model has been considered in single-period, multi-product state along with some transportation models with three levels of producers – distributors- retailers in certain and robust mode. Considering some transportation models along with robusting the model and the possibility of sending goods directly from the factory to the retailer is one of the innovations of this study. The objectives of the proposed model are to minimize the total cost of the three-leveled supply chain and to find the amount of safety stock. The certain model is solved by GAMS and the robust model is also solved by GAMS in single-objective mode and then transferred to the augmented ε-constraint method. The results have been discussed after solving the model.
