In this paper, we consider different aspects of robust 1-median problems on
a tree network with uncertain or dynamically changing edge lengths and ver
tex weights which can also take negative values. The dynamic nature of a pa
rameter is modeled by a linear function of time. A linear algorithm is desi
gned for the absolute dynamic robust 1-median problem on a tree. The dynami
c robust deviation 1-median problem on a tree with n vertices is solved in
O(n(2) alpha (n) log n) time, where alpha (n) is the inverse Ackermann func
tion. Examples show that both problems do not possess the vertex optimality
property. The uncertainty is modeled by given intervals, in which each par
ameter can take a value randomly. The absolute robust 1-median problem with
interval data, where vertex weights might also be negative, can be solved
in linear time. The corresponding deviation problem can be solved in O(n(2)
) time. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.