   GLS provides guidance to companies designing new manufacturing and distribution networks based on multiple locations. Termed location-allocation modeling, it is a powerful analytical technique for the systematic evaluation of multiple facility locations to optimize network efficiency. Over the past decade it has grown into a well-established discipline, due in large part to the ease with which it allows for the planning of complex networks. Location-allocation modeling was designed to optimize efficiency, and does so by simultaneously determining the configuration of facilities (location) and assigning demand for the facilities (allocation), hence location-allocation. Whether your aim is to minimize transportation costs, to maximize patronage, or to maximize quality of service, quality planning of locations through location-allocation modeling is key in optimizing financial and physical resources.
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