| Article ID: | iaor1989445 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 863 |
| End Page Number: | 870 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1989 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Boffey T.B. |
| Keywords: | computers, networks |
The planning and design of computer networks give rise to many location problems. These may be split into those primarily concerned with placement of hardware and those with software. Here, a broad overview of location of software components (programs and data files) is given, together with a brief appraisal of the state-of-the-art for various problems.