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1985 • 3,296 citations

An Experimental Comparison of Techniques for the Assignment of Facilities to Locations

1968 • 567 citations

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1984 • 395 citations

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1961 • 384 citations

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1980 • 233 citations

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1983 • 141 citations

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1972 • 10 citations