Risk-sensitive planning support for forest enterprises: The YAFO model

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-70

  Härtl, Fabian ^a   Hahn, Andreas ^a   Knoke, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic optimization; Forest management planning; Long term objectives; Nonlinear programming; Operational planning; Risk integration

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; INDUSTRY; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; TIMBER;

ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITIES; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING ALGORITHM; OPERATIONAL PLANNING; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES;

RISKS;

ALGORITHM; DATABASE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; STAND STRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876402570     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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