A Parametric 1-Maximin Location Problem |
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Authors: | Erhan Erkut T. Sabri Öncü |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Finance and Management Science,Faculty of Business, University of Alberta,;2.Department of Mathematics,Applied Mathematics Institute, University of Alberta, |
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Abstract: | We introduce a version of the weighted 1-maximin problem in a convex polygon, where the weights are functions of a parameter. The 1-maximin problem is applicable in the location of undesirable facilities. Its objective is to find an optimal location such that the minimum weighted distance to a given set of points is maximized. We show that the parametric 1-maximin problem is equivalent to a 1-minimax problem, where the costs are non-linearly decreasing functions of distance. Using different values of the parameter in the 1-maximin problem, one can model different disutility functions for the users of the facility. Furthermore, the parameterization provides for a systematic way of reducing the effects of the weights, resulting in the unweighted 1-maximin problem in the limit. For two example problems we construct the optimal trajectory as a function of the parameter, and demonstrate that the trajectory may be discontinuous. |
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