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Locating Rural Social Service Centers in India

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  • Nitin R. Patel

    (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad)

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This paper describes experience with application of operations research techniques in planning new roads and social service centers for the Dharampur area in India. The work involved designing a road network using a minimal spanning tree algorithm; selecting the number and location of the service centers to be constructed over a five year period using a set covering algorithm; and developing a schedule for the construction of the service centers using dynamic programming. Substantial economic benefits resulted from using the mathematical models. The experience shows that operations research models can be useful in providing an objective rationale for administrative decisions, thus playing an important role in the resolution of political conflict.

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  • Nitin R. Patel, 1979. "Locating Rural Social Service Centers in India," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 25(1), pages 22-30, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:25:y:1979:i:1:p:22-30
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.25.1.22
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    1. Badri, Masood A., 1999. "Combining the analytic hierarchy process and goal programming for global facility location-allocation problem," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(3), pages 237-248, September.
    2. Gerard Rushton, 1984. "Use of Location-Allocation Models for Improving the Geographical Accessibility of Rural Services in Developing Countries," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 9(3), pages 217-240, December.
    3. Doerner, Karl & Focke, Axel & Gutjahr, Walter J., 2007. "Multicriteria tour planning for mobile healthcare facilities in a developing country," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 179(3), pages 1078-1096, June.
    4. Smith, Honora K. & Harper, Paul R. & Potts, Chris N. & Thyle, Ann, 2009. "Planning sustainable community health schemes in rural areas of developing countries," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 193(3), pages 768-777, March.
    5. Oppong, Joseph R., 1996. "Accommodating the rainy season in Third World location-allocation applications," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 121-137, June.
    6. Bell, Peter C. & Anderson, Chris K. & Staples, D. Sandy & Elder, Mark, 1999. "Decision-makers' perceptions of the value and impact of visual interactive modelling," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 155-165, April.
    7. Vinod K. Tewari, 1992. "Improving Access to Services and Facilities in Developing Countries," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 15(1), pages 25-37, April.

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