The paper describes two investigative procedures to estimate wind power from measured wind velocities. Wind velocity data are manipulated to visualize the site potential by investigating the probable wind power availability and its capacity to meet a targeted demand. The first procedure is an...

Emigrating colonies of the ant Temnothorax (formerly Leptothorax) albipennis can choose the best of several nest sites, even when the active ants organizing the move do not compare sites. This collective ability depends on a quorum rule used by ants assessing a candidate site. Only when the...

Maternal preferences for oviposition sites are assumed to be adaptive, but offspring fitness is not always higher at preferred sites and, thus, further study of the selection pressures that influence oviposition behavior is warranted. Among birds, predation is regarded as the primary agent of...

Increasing competition in the market causes continued pressures for many companies to control or reduce costs. This has led to various responses by companies to seek more efficient operating models, in which the location where activities are performed has become a key determinant. The fast pace...

This paper develops a mathematical programming model for obtaining a best set of sites for planned facilities. The model is concerned with those situations where resource constraints are present. The specific setting for the paper involves the selection of sites for a set of retail outlets,...

Although statistical data to support relocation and expansion decisions is more readily available than ever before, the best approach to successful projects remains a combination of science and judgment, which will always outperform a quick and dirty mathematical equation. This paper looks at...