Improving harvesting and transport planning within a sugar value chain

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-376

  Higgins, A J ^a   Laredo, L A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Location; Strategic planning; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARVESTING; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION;

CANE HARVESTING; INFRASTRUCTURES; TRANSPORT PLANNING; VALUE CHAIN;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

ACCOUNTING; AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; HARVESTING; MATERIALS HANDLING; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR; TRANSPORT;

EID: 33645217465     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602024     Document Type: Article

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