Making complex spatial optimization simple!
This user-friendly application solves the p-Median Problem, a mathematical optimization problem: given a set of demand points (e.g., customers, patients) and a set of potential locations for new facilities (e.g., warehouses, diagnostic labs), it determines the optimal locations for a specified number of new facilities (denoted as p). The objective is to minimize the total (demand-weighted) distance between demand points and the nearest facilities.
This problem is particularly useful in fields such as logistics, facility location planning, and network design.
Algorithm & Settings
* The optimization target is minimizing demand-weighted distances
* The algorithm is a brute-force algorithm
* The analysis is based on straight-line distances
* All demand locations are part of the solution & their demand is always assigned to their closest facility.
Features
User-friendly data upload and automatic data checks You will be able to upload your data through a user-friendly interface, and the app will automatically check your data quality and shows a visualization map that lets you review the data manually.
Baseline and Optimized Network Maps The app will generate two maps – one showing your existing network and another displaying the optimized network with newly modeled sites. Both maps will illustrate demand points linked to the closest sites, with distances color-coded to help you visualize the travel distances. The comparison between the baseline and optimized maps will allow you to see improvements in accessibility after optimization.
Demand Coverage and Distance Metrics The app will provide you with key metrics comparing the baseline and optimized networks. You’ll be able to see the percentage of demand covered within various distance thresholds, as well as demand-weighted average travel distances. This allows you to assess improvements in both coverage and accessibility after optimization.
Resource Allocation Planning You will see the allocation of demand to both existing and optimized locations, helping you plan for the required resources at each site to meet demand effectively.
Data Export The app will allow you to export the analysis results, including maps and metrics, so you can use them in reports, presentations, or further analyses.