A Distributionally-Robust Service Center Location Problem with Decision Dependent Demand Induced from a Maximum Attraction Principle

Abstract

We establish and analyze a service center location model with a simple but novel decision-dependent demand induced from a maximum attraction principle. The model formulations are investigated in the distributionally-robust optimization framework. A statistical model that is based on the maximum attraction principle for estimating customer demand and utility gain from service is established and analyzed. The numerical experiments show that the model admits high computational efficiency in solving mid-size instances.