METHOD FOR COST-BASED EVALUATION OF A SERVICE DELIVERY NETWORK

摘要

An embodiment of a computer based method for evaluating a service delivery network for a geographic region that provides a set of services via a set of facilities within the geographic region is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves identifying existing and projected geographically distributed demand for a set of services within the geographic region over a desired time horizon and finding an optimal allocation of the set of services to a set of existing and potential new facilities over the desired time horizon, wherein the set of existing and potential new facilities are located within the geographic region. Additionally, the optimal allocation is a function of the capital expense and the operating expense of providing the services over the desired time horizon.