| Article ID: | iaor19991618 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 133 |
| End Page Number: | 145 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Journal: | Location Science |
| Authors: | Francis Richard L. |
| Keywords: | facilities |
Presented is a personal perspective of various research events in location analysis over the last 35 years. Also discussed is the need to connect work in this area more closely with the scientific method, and some specific recommendations are made.