Title
Maximizing service availability on tree networks vulnerable to disruptions
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Melachrinoudis E.
Universidad del Turabo
Publisher(s)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Abstract
This paper introduces a new modeling approach that defines service availability measures and finds optimal locations on existing networks that are vulnerable to disruption. In a number of applications, provision of service mainly depends on the capacity of the network components to allow service delivery, i.e. to establish connectivity between facilities and customers. Service availability is measured as the capability of the network to establish connectivity so that service may be delivered. Examples are the location of emergency response facilities to intentional or natural disasters, servers on computer networks, critical information on social networks, or supply centers on supply chain networks. This paper focuses on the location of facilities on existing tree networks so that service availability to the customers is maximized, allowing the decision makers to consider the average and the worst performance of the network. An efficient algorithm for finding the non-dominated solution set is presented.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Forestal
Ingeniería ambiental y geológica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84900335502
Conference
62nd IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2012
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus