Modelling of transport costs and logistics for on-farm milk segregation in New Zealand dairying

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-91

  Dooley, A E ^a   Parker, W J ^b   Blair, H T ^c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collection costs; Milk segregation; Milk transport; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

LACTATION; MILK COLLECTION COSTS; MILK SEGREGATION;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

DAIRY FARMING;

EID: 22444433054     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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