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We develop a new framework for location of competitive facilities by introducing non-constant expenditure functions into spatial interaction location models. This framework allows us to capture two key effects – market expansion and cannibalization – within the same model.
We develop algorithmic approaches for finding optimal or near-optimal solutions for several models that arise from choosing a specific form of the expenditure functions.
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Berman, O., Krass, D. Locating Multiple Competitive Facilities: Spatial Interaction Models with Variable Expenditures. Annals of Operations Research 111, 197–225 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020957904442
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