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Farm planning with linear programming /
Farm Planning with Linear Programming: Concept and Practice focuses on concepts and methods in farm planning. The book first discusses the principles of farm planning, including elements of farm planning problems, summary, and review questions. The text highlights farm planning models. The nature of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Butterworths,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Farm Planning with Linear Programming: Concept and Practice; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The Principles of Farm Planning; Elements of the Farm Planning Problem; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 2. Farm Planning Models; The Nature of Models; Some Commonly Used Farm Planning Models; Multiple Constraint Problems and Program Planning; Problems in Applying Planning Models; Concluding Comments; Review Questions; Reinforcement Exercises; Further Reading; Chapter 3. The Linear Programming Framework; Diagrammatic Representation of a Linear Programming Problem.
- Analysis of the SolutionStating the Problem in Algebraic Terms; General Algebraic Representation of Linear Programming Problems; Linear Programming Tableaux; Summary; Review Questions; Reinforcement Exercises; Chapter 4. Opportunity Cost and the Simplex Method; The Concept of Opportunity Cost; The Rationale of the Simplex Method; Initial Simplex Tableaux; Computational Procedures of the Simplex Method; Data Input Requirements for Computer Packages; Summary; Review Questions; Reinforcement Exercises; Further Reading; Chapter 5. Analysis of the Linear Prograniniing Solution.
- Shadow Prices of Real ActivitiesShadow Prices of Resources; Gross Margin or ""Price"" Ranging; Interpretation of Computer Output; Multiple Solutions and Data Revisions; Summary; Review Questions; Reinforcement Exercises; Further Reading; Chapter 6. Tableaux Construction for Short-run Planning; Maximum, Minimum and Equality Constraints; Alternative Resource and Activity Units; Buy, Sell and Hire Activities; Crop and Pasture Rotations; Multiple Land Constraints; Feed Budgeting; Livestock Reconciliation; Minimising Feed Costs; Conclusions; Reinforcement Exercises; Further Reading.
- Chapter 7. Investigating Applied ProblemsProblem Definition and Determination of Study Objectives; The Hypothetical Decision Problem; Formulation of the Model; Sources and Collection of Data; Model Testing; Using The Model and Interpreting Results; Summary; Review Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Pastoral Property Applications; Land development
- Expansion and Intensification; Breed Comparisons; Optimal Calving Date and Lactation Length on Dairy Farms; Appraising Alternative Cattle Fattening Policies; The Economics of Off-Farm Grazing and Spatial Diversification.
- The Value of Strategic Applications of Nitrogen FertiliserSummary; Review Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 9. Extending the Planning Framework; Mixed Integer Programming; Risk Programming; Quadratic risk programming; Summary; Review Questions; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Planning Over Time with Linear Programming; Single Year Multi-Period Models; Multi-Period Programming; Extending the Multi-Period Planning Framework; Modelling Taxation Payments; Discretionary Consumption; Practical Problems in Applying Multi-Period Planning; Summary; Review Questions; Further Reading.