Agricultural Systems Management: Optimizing Efficiency and Performance,9780203021835

Agricultural Systems Management: Optimizing Efficiency and Performance

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ISBN13: 9780203021835
ISBN10: 0203021835
Pub. Date: 2004-01-28
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
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Summary

This reference offers practical and informative exercises in nearly every chapter, and presents valuable computer strategies for solutions to challenges commonly faced in agricultural production, processing, and management. The book utilizes readily available computer programs, spreadsheets, and Internet tools to provide clear explanations and obtain optimal results in field and livestock operations, machinery selection, and planning and forecasting of crops and yield. It covers topics that are integral to real-world agricultural system management, including precision agriculture, crop and operation simulation, systems reliability, machinery performance and cost, and linear optimization.

Table of Contents

Agricultural Systems: A Managerial Overview
Reliability of Agricultural Systems
Data Management and Spreadsheet Fundamentals
Fixed and Variable Costs of Machinery and Facilities
Machinery Selection and Management Program for Maize/Soybean
Simulation of Crop Growth and Field Operations: CropPlan
Crop Simulation
Optimizing the Use of Resources: Linear Programming
Queuing Theory and Waiting Line Applications
Project Scheduling
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
Precision Technologies for Precision Management
Index
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