Multi-criteria multi-facility location in Niwai block, Rajasthan

Abstract

Rural regions often suffer disproportionately when compared to urban areas in the access to basic healthcare and educational opportunities. The provision of these facilities to the populace has been identified as one of the means of stimulating development in a region.A problem-structuring method with multi-criteria decision analysis was used for the selection of different facilities based on the needs of the rural area under consideration. A facility location model was created and algorithms were developed in order to provide a solution for locating facilities in 45 villages of Niwai block in Tonk district, Rajasthan.Sixteen different facilities were chosen for consideration, each falling into one of five broad groups: healthcare, education, connectivity, agriculture and drinking water. Alternative scenarios for locating facilities were generated and explored, providing a base for the micro-level planning process at the block level in a district.

Sustainable supply chain network design: An optimization-oriented review

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“…As an alternative to Analytic Hierarchy Process [Saaty, 1990], Datta [2012] develop a multi-criteria decision making process based on Reasoning Maps [Montibeller et al, 2008] to solve a rural development problem. propose an interactive fuzzy solution approach based upon a credibility measure.…”

“…The Societal commitment field regroups all decisions contributing to improve a population's health, education, culture [Datta, 2012]. It includes local development policies , equity in access to healthcare [Beheshtifar and Alimoahmmadi, 2014], the impact of the supply chain on real estate , but also the political opposition .…”

“…Dehghanian and Mansour [2009] aggregate their four social criteria into a single indicator with an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) [Saaty, 1990]. AHP is also used in Datta [2012]. Hence, selecting the most appropriate criteria and incorporating them into mathematical models are still challenging issues.…”

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