Analysis of field machinery performance based on daily soil workability status using discrete event simulation or on average workday probability

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-129

  De Toro, A ^a   Hansson, P A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ASAE equation for timeliness costs; Discrete event simulation; Field operations; Machinery management; Soil workability; Sweden; Timeliness costs

Indexed keywords

MACHINERY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ARENA;

EID: 0742305942     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(03)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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