Tactical planning of the production and distribution of fresh agricultural products under uncertainty

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-26

  Ahumada, Omar ^a,b   Rene Villalobos, J ^a   Nicholas Mason, A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mexican Ministry of Agriculture (SAGARPA)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agricultural logistics; Agricultural planning; Fresh produce; Perishable products; Stochastic programming; Tactical planning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LOGISTICS; PLANNING PROCESS; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84863191459     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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