Consumer choice in competitive location models: Formulations and heuristics

A new direction of research in Competitive Location theory incorporatestheories of Consumer Choice Behavior in its models. Following thisdirection, this paper studies the importance of consumer behavior withrespect to distance or transportation costs in the optimality oflocations obtained by traditional Competitive Location models. To dothis, it considers different ways of defining a key parameter in thebasic Maximum Capture model (MAXCAP). This parameter will reflectvarious ways of taking into account distance based on several ConsumerChoice Behavior theories. The optimal locations and the deviation indemand captured when the optimal locations of the other models are usedinstead of the true ones, are computed for each model. A metaheuristicbased on GRASP and Tabu search procedure is presented to solve all themodels. Computational experience and an application to 55-node networkare also presented.

Report on the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission for the year ended June 30, 2007

Report on the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission for the year ended June 30, 2007

Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Agency Performance Plan and Action Plan, 2006

Annual Report, Agency Performance plan

Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Agency Performance Plan and Action Plan, 2007

Annual Report, Agency Performance plan

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Donor Beware! November, 2008

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Donor Beware! How to avoid charity fraud and make the most of your donations.

Iowa Civil Rights Commission Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Iowa Civil Rights Commission

Department of Human Rights – Division of Central Administration Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Department of Human Rights – Division of Central Administration

Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning, Department of Human Rights Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning, Department of Human Rights

Department of Human Rights, Division of Community Action Agencies Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Department of Human Rights, Division of Community Action Agencies

Department of Human Rights – Division on the Status of African Americans Performance Plan, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Department of Human Rights – Division on the Status of African Americans

Department of Human Rights Division of Latino Affairs, FY 2009

Agency Performance Plan, Department of Human Rights Division of Latino Affairs

Iowa Civil Rights Commission Strategic Plan 2005-2006

This report outlines the strategic plan for Iowa Civil Rights Commission Strategic Plan 2005-2006 including,goals and mission.

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Consumer Tips for Holiday Shoppers! December, 2008

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Consumer Tips for Holiday Shoppers

Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Avoid Rapid Tax-Refund Loans December, 2008

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division receives hundreds of calls and consumer complaints every year. Follow these tips to avoid unexpected expense and disappointments. This record is about: Avoid Rapid Tax-Refund Loans

Bridging the Accountability Gap: Rights for New Entities in the Information Society?

Technological developments in the information society bring new challenges, both to the applicability and to the enforceability of the law. One major challenge is posed by new entities such as pseudonyms, avatars, and software agents that operate at an increasing distance from the physical persons "behind" them (the "principal"). In case of accidents or misbehavior, current laws require that the physical or legal principal behind the entity be found so that she can be held to account. This may be problematic if the linkability of the principal and the operating entity is questionable. In light of the ongoing developments in electronic agents, there is sufficient reason to conduct a review of the literature in order to more closely examine arguments for and against legal personhood for some nonhuman acting entities. This article also includes a discussion of alternative approaches to solving the "accountability gap."