Thesis

Climate change, supply chain issues in recent years, and questions of strategic independence are driving a reevaluation of the globalization model currently based on international trade. Furthermore, European industrial production has centralized into large facilities distant from consumption centers. These location choices were driven by the pursuit of economies of scale and the avoidance of environmental issues associated with certain activities. This has led to hyper-specialization of factories, with the need to produce large volumes of a single category of products in one location. Therefore, the question of relocating businesses within cities arises, as does the chosen economic model. Several attempts exist to study the possible placement of urban factories and their potential negative and positive impacts through computer models, which can be inspired by various existing systems. These models can be multi-criteria based on quantitative or qualitative data.

see more on theses.fr