SAGE: An object-oriented framework for the construction of farm decision support systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-20

  Gauthier, Laurent ^a   Néel, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Farm management; Object oriented databases; Object oriented software; Smalltalk

Indexed keywords

SALVIA;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FARMS; MANAGEMENT;

FARM MANAGEMENT; OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASE; OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE; SMALLTALK;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

AGROECOSYSTEM; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FARM; FARM MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; SAGE SYSTEM; SMALLTALK; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030389916     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(96)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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