A simulation model to evaluate the impact of environmental programmes on dairy farms

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-183

  van Huylenbroeck, G ^a   Jacobs, G ^a   Vanrolleghem, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environmental constraints; Farm management model; Multi criteria analysis; Simulation; Trade off analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011820981     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2000.tb00193.x     Document Type: Article

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