We consider a manufacturer facing single period inventory planning problem with uncertain demand and multiple options of expediting. The demand comes at a certain time in the future. The manufacturer may order the product in advance with a relatively low cost. She can order additional amount by...

A medianoid problem is a competitive location problem that determines the locations of a number of new service facilities that are competing with existing facilities for service to customers. This paper studies the medianoid problem on the plane with Manhattan distance. For the medianoid problem...