Agricultural Systems Management. Optimizing Efficiency and Performance
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Author(s): R. Peart and W. D. Shoup
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0824747836
Format: hardback + CD-ROM
280pp
Price: $150.00
Review Date: 11 March 2004
Review: The emphasis of this textbook is on systems management tools for problem solving in agricultural management, for example, the best capacity for an unloading facility or a particular research project, using crop growth models to determine the optimum irrigation or fertiliser for a particular area. The authors look at: data management and spreadsheets; fixed and variable costs of machinery and facilities; the selection and management of machinery; crop growth simulation; optimising the use of resources; queuing theory; project scheduling; AI and decision support systems; and precision technologies for precision management. The CD-ROM contains programs and data files.