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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.6in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;" lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Traditional mathematical models for locating/allocating vehicles and facilities are reviewed and extended to illustrate how to formulate and solve a problem of minimized response time, given resource constraints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Results indicate that the average response time can be significantly improved through strategically allocating vehicles throughout the service area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Furthermore, the modified model was shown to outperform the traditional model as the number of vehicles allocated to a fixed number of facilities increase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Implications are identified for applications such public transit systems, wholesale and distribution operations.</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></strong></p>