System for the design of short term harvesting strategy

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 427-439

  Epstein, R ^a   Nieto, E ^b   Weintraub, A ^a   Chevalier, P ^c   Gabarro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Forestal Valdivia   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HARVESTING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LUMBER; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

BUCKING PATTERNS; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

EID: 0033344908     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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