System approach to biomass harvest operations: Simulation modeling and linear programming for logistic design

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2008, ASABE 2008

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 5472-5489

  Berruto, Remigio ^a   Busato, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn silo; Linear programming; Logistics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FARM BUILDINGS; HARVESTING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; LOGISTICS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS HARVESTS; COMPLEX TASKS; CORN SILAGES; CORN SILO; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; LOGISTIC COSTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODELING; SIMULATION MODELS; SPACE AND TIME; SYSTEM APPROACHES; WORK PROCESS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 63049101103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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