Evaluating alternate strategic options for agricultural value chains

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-141

  Archer, A Ainsley ^a   Thorburn, Peter ^a   Hobson, Phil ^b   Higgins, Andrew ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Biofuel; Management decision support; Sugarcane; Value chain innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649201477     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2008.x095     Document Type: Article

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