| Article ID: | iaor1988454 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 347 |
| End Page Number: | 354 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1989 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Boffey T.B. |
| Keywords: | computers |
The planning and organization of computer networks give rise to many location problems. These may be split into those primarily concerned with a placement of hardware and those with software. Here a broad overview of location and hardware components is given, together with a brief appraisal of the ‘state of the art’ for various problems.