Multi-level hierarchic Markov processes as a framework for herd management support

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 69-89

  Kristensen, Anders Ringgaard ^a   Jørgensen, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dynamic programming; Management; Markov processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041727371     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018921201113     Document Type: Article

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