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The problems of localization arise from the need to find centers of most convenient distribution to locate the following facilities: a plant of production, a distribution center or shopping and services centers. One of the most decisive strategic decisions in logistics refers to the location of the facilities.

Fleet management and routing decisions in location problems give rise to a significant increase in the difficulty of these problems. A new problem is presented that is halfway between the discrete location pure and the combined route location this problem is the problem of localization of Facilities Trained (CPL for its acronym in English Capacitated Plant Location).

In which a set of possible locations for the facilities. For each one you have information about the costs / benefits of open or build the installation in that location.