Location models for ceding market share and shrinking services

Location models for ceding market share and shrinking services

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Article ID: iaor200875
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 35
Issue: 5
Start Page Number: 533
End Page Number: 540
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Journal: OMEGA
Authors: , ,
Abstract:

New location models are presented here for exploring the reduction of facilities in a region. The first of these models considers firms ceding market share to competitors under situations of financial exigency. The goal of this model is to cede the least market share, i.e., retain as much of the customer base as possible while shedding costly outlets. The second model considers a firm essentially without competition that must shrink its services for economic reasons. This firm is assumed to close outlets so that the degradation of service is limited. An example is offered within a competitive environment to demonstrate the usefulness of this modeling approach.

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