A historical perspective on location problems

DOI10.1080/17498430.2014.889266zbMath1304.90003OpenAlexW2116103932WikidataQ58595231 ScholiaQ58595231MaRDI QIDQ4981814

Andrea Genovese, Giuseppe Bruno, Gennaro Improta

Publication date: 25 June 2014

Published in: BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2014.889266

zbMATH Keywords

Hotellinglocation problemsFermatWeberSimpsonVivianiTorricelliHeinen

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Continuous location (90B85) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 21st century (01A61) Discrete location and assignment (90B80) History of operations research and mathematical programming (90-03) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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