This paper deals with the approximate approach to the p-median problem, which constitutes a background for the public service system design. The real instances are characterized by thousands of possible service center locations. The attempts at exact solving of these problems often fail due to...

Research background: This paper deals with smart design of robust emergency service system. The robustness means here resistance of the system to various detrimental events, which can randomly occur in the associated transportation network. Consequences of the detrimental events are formalized...

Municipalities with extended administration, in which public administration offices are located, were selected within the frame of public administration reform (Act No. 344/1997 Coll., on the Territorial Arrangement of the State and Establishment of Higher Territorial & Administrative Units)....