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Hub‐and‐Spoke Networks in Air Transportation: An Analytical Review
Author(s) -
Bryan Deborah L.,
O'Kelly Morton E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9787.00134
Subject(s) - heuristics , spoke hub distribution paradigm , operations research , computer science , work (physics) , management science , integer programming , integer (computer science) , economics , transport engineering , mathematics , engineering , algorithm , mechanical engineering , programming language , operating system
In this review we survey advances in analysis of the hub location problem and its variants. In the course of the review opportunities for enhanced analysis become apparent. We emphasize the most pressing areas for further work. We found that first, research needs to be devoted to developing more reliable heuristics for the multiple assignment model and its extensions and second, that additional research is needed to understand the conditions under which the model will tend to have integer solutions. Research in this area will contribute to the solution of a longstanding puzzle in economics about the allocation of indivisible resources.