A simulation model for capacity planning in sugarcane transport

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-102

  Higgins, Andrew ^a   Davies, Ian ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Bundaberg Sugar Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity planning; Simulation; Sugarcane; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARVESTERS; PLANNING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CAPACITY PLANNING; SUGAR REGIONS; SUGARCANE TRANSPORT;

SUGAR CANE;

SUGAR CANE;

AUSTRALIA; HARVESTERS; PLANNING; RAILROADS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SUGAR CANE; TRANSPORT;

MILETINAE; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 16844385692     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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