A punt returner location problem
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Brimberg, J; Hurley, WJ; Johnson, RE
署名单位：
University of Prince Edward Island; Royal Military College - Canada
刊物名称：
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ISSN/ISSBN：
0030-364X
DOI：
10.1287/opre.47.3.482
发表日期：
1999
页码：
482-487
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摘要：
We formulate and solve a location problem that determines where to position punt returners to maximize the number of punts caught. The problem is unusual within the location literature because it includes the dimension of time as well as Euclidean distance. The parameters of the model are estimated from actual punt return data. Our major finding is that the standard horizontal configuration of two punt returners results in only a small increase in the percentage of punts fielded over the case where a single returner is used. Moreover if a punter is not directionalizing,'' the vertical configuration of two returners (the punter and two returners are colinear) outperforms a horizontal configuration.