Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan
Rural regions often suffer disproportionately when compared to urban areas in the access to basic healthcare and educational opportunities. The provision of these facilities to the populace has been identified as one of the means of stimulating development in a region. A problem-structuring method w...
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| description | Rural regions often suffer disproportionately when compared to urban areas in the access to basic healthcare and educational opportunities. The provision of these facilities to the populace has been identified as one of the means of stimulating development in a region.
A problem-structuring method with multi-criteria decision analysis was used for the selection of different facilities based on the needs of the rural area under consideration. A facility location model was created and algorithms were developed in order to provide a solution for locating facilities in 45 villages of Niwai block in Tonk district, Rajasthan.
Sixteen different facilities were chosen for consideration, each falling into one of five broad groups: healthcare, education, connectivity, agriculture and drinking water. Alternative scenarios for locating facilities were generated and explored, providing a base for the micro-level planning process at the block level in a district. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bf83d5a760e42529668701670d86e3b2022-12-21T22:36:07ZengElsevierIIMB Management Review0970-38962012-03-01241162710.1016/j.iimb.2011.12.003Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, RajasthanSubhash DattaRural regions often suffer disproportionately when compared to urban areas in the access to basic healthcare and educational opportunities. The provision of these facilities to the populace has been identified as one of the means of stimulating development in a region. A problem-structuring method with multi-criteria decision analysis was used for the selection of different facilities based on the needs of the rural area under consideration. A facility location model was created and algorithms were developed in order to provide a solution for locating facilities in 45 villages of Niwai block in Tonk district, Rajasthan. Sixteen different facilities were chosen for consideration, each falling into one of five broad groups: healthcare, education, connectivity, agriculture and drinking water. Alternative scenarios for locating facilities were generated and explored, providing a base for the micro-level planning process at the block level in a district.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S097038961100125XFacility locationMulti-criteria decision analysisLocal area planning |
| spellingShingle | Subhash Datta Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan IIMB Management Review Facility location Multi-criteria decision analysis Local area planning |
| title | Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan |
| title_full | Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan |
| title_fullStr | Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan |
| title_short | Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan |
| title_sort | multi criteria multi facility location in niwai block rajasthan |
| topic | Facility location Multi-criteria decision analysis Local area planning |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S097038961100125X |
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