RZRM: Paper Abstract
In S. Picazo-Vela (editor), Technology, Science and Culture: A Global Vision, Proceedings of the TSC Workshop, UDLAP, Cholula, Mexico, November 2018, pp. 113-118. ISBN: 978-1-78985-273-8. IntechOpen, London, UK, 2019.

Comparison of Dispersion Measures for a Territory Design Problem

M. Gabriela Sandoval-Esquivel (1)
Roger Z. Ríos-Mercado (2)
Juan Díaz (1)

(1) Department of Computers, Electronics and Mechatronics
Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), Mexico

(2) Graduate Program in Forrestry Science
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Mexico

(3) Department of Actuary, Phisics and Mathematics
Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), Mexico

Abstract: Territory design consists of dividing a geographic area into territories according to certain planning criteria. In most applications, it is desired that the resulting territories are balanced, connected, and compact. We analyze different ways of measuring dispersion, each cast in a particular mixed-integer linear programming model. One is based on p-centers and the other on p-medians. The experimental work includes a comparison between these two models in terms of robustness.


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