@inbook{647920a0fcc148868508f671a4b3ba65,
title = "An agent-based framework for solving an equity location problem",
abstract = "Agent-Based Models have been recently proposed for solving optimization problems as an alternative to classical optimization methodologies or in combination with them; in particular this approach is useful when the considered problem is defined on a domain that is, to some extent, distributed, complex and heterogeneous. In this paper, we present an adaptation of a general Agent-Based framework for modeling and solving a location problem where the objective function is a measure of “equity” from the demand points to the set of facilities (the Gini Coefficient). We present some computational results confirming the suitability and the effectiveness of the proposed approach.",
author = "Maria Barbati and G. Bruno and A. Genovese",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-22000-5_50",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642219993",
volume = "6682",
series = "Lecture notes in computer science",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "6682",
pages = "486--494",
editor = "J. O'Shea and N. Nguyen and K. Crockett and R. Howlett and L. Jain",
booktitle = "Agent and multi-agent systems: technologies and applications",
edition = "6682",
note = "5th KES international conference on Agent and multi-agent systems: technologies and applications ; Conference date: 29-06-2011 Through 01-07-2011",
}