An Educational Experiment for Facilities Location Problems
Abstract
This paper describes the development of an educational experiment for facilities location problems. The purpose of this experiment is two-fold: first is to provide students with a better understanding of various issues involved in location decisions, and second, to expose them to a real facilities location problem in the service sector - specifically for an insurance company. To achieve this goal we conducted an experiment with students enrolled in an introductory operations management course. The educational experiment developed as a consequence of this experiment will help enhance student knowledge about location decisions.