1. A computer implemented method for forming a relative location graph based on user-specified managed location decision criteria, the method comprising: selecting a first location, the first location comprising at least a first location data structure; receiving at least one criterion, the at least one criterion having corresponding values retrieved using at least a portion of the first data structure; and forming, using an application server, a first graph, the first graph depicting a first node corresponding to the first location, at least one second node, the second node corresponding to a second location, and an edge between the first node, and the second node; wherein the at least one edge display characteristic of the edge is determined based on the at least one criterion.