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A quadratic programming algorithm for deriving efficient farm plans in a risk setting

Creator:: Bauer, Leonard
Abstract:: The main focus was on developing an algorithm and supporting computer programs for use by extension personel to counsel farm managers on problems of enterprise choice. Investigation was initiated from the complete certainty viewpoint of linear programming. Upon introducing uncertainty, ramifications of changing expected income, variance and the correlation coefficient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Applied Farm Management by extension personnel has tradition- ally been of a prescriptive nature. Risk

Expectations, reservation demand and the stability of agricultural markets

Creator:: Beare, Stephen Carroll
Abstract:: The distribution of agricultural production for continuous consumption requires the capacity to maintain inventories which are large relative to the rate of utilization. As a result, the demand for inventories is a critical element in the pricing of agricultural commodities. A component of inventory demand, referred to here as reservation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OtConnor ABSTRACT Redacted for privacy A cusp catastrophe with slow feedback is used to model the

A stochastic analysis of erosion and economic impacts associated with timber harvests and forest roads

Creator:: McNutt, James Allen
Abstract:: A complex and sometimes serious problem facing modern day forest managers is that of estimating and analyzing potential on-site impacts which result from forest activities. A major type of adverse impact is man-Initiated forest erosion. This consequence can be substantially magnified when forest harvest and road activities are implemented in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Container fleet-sizing for part transportation and storage in the supply chain

Creator:: Park, SeJoon
Abstract:: This research addresses fleet-sizing for reusable containers that are used for protection, transportation, and storage of parts between a component plant and assembly plant. These reusable containers are often expensive and occupy a large amount of storage space when empty and full. Having a large container fleet comes with higher...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: decreases production down time caused by the lack of containers needed for storage. A quantitative model

A comparison of prediction models for cover type transitions and their effects on harvest schedules in coastal Oregon

Creator:: Eng, Helge
Abstract:: There is considerable uncertainty associated with stand establishment in coastal Oregon. Several species can gain control of the site depending on stand conditions as well as management practices. In this study, three cover type transition models were developed using data from the Siuslaw National Forest to predict stand establishment patterns...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A mathematical modeling framework for scheduling and managing multiple concurrent tasks

Creator:: Shakeri, Shakib
Abstract:: Occurrence of human error in highly complex systems, such as a cockpit, can be disastrous and/or overwhelmingly costly. Mismanagement of multiple concurrent tasks has been observed by researchers to be a type of repetitive human error in previous studies of accidents and incidents. This error may occur in the form...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................ 158 B: PROOF FOR NP-HARDNESS OF THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL ......... 160 B.1 GENERALIZED TRAVELING

Three studies on the role of uncertainty in the valuation and management of renewable natural resources

Creator:: Burnes, Ellen Irene
Abstract:: These three papers address uncertainty in the management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both stock and price uncertainty to obtain optimal resource levels. The model is an extension of Reed (1974) and shows by proof and by example that when prices...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both

Optimizing the primary forest products supply chain : a multi-objective heuristic approach

Creator:: Hamann, Jeff D.
Abstract:: This thesis is a collection of four submitted manuscripts that present methods to assist forest ecosystem service managers wanting to develop operational sampling, monitoring, and production plans for a set of specific quantifiable ecosystem services, which are formulated as a series of general multi-objective optimization problems. The problems are solved...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: estimation and model- based prediction methods to obtain guesses of unknown inputs, and the re- sulting

Risk analysis of alternative tillage systems in North Central Oregon dryland wheat production

Creator:: Akbari, Ahmad, 1952-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cost of Soil Loss 80 VI DATA SPECIFICATION, REPRESENTATIVE FARM SITUATION AND MODEL

Risk modeling using direct solution of expected utility maximization problems

Creator:: Lambert, David K.
Abstract:: A model of agricultural decision making is developed and tested in this thesis. The expected value of utility evaluated under alternative outcomes is directly maximized in a nonlinear programming model. Two features of the model distinguished it from traditional risk programming models. First, alternative attitudes towards the assumption of risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Data for Farm Plan Example 24 11-2 Parameters of the Three Data Sets 35 11-3 Model Solutions

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A quadratic programming algorithm for deriving efficient farm plans in a risk setting

Expectations, reservation demand and the stability of agricultural markets

A stochastic analysis of erosion and economic impacts associated with timber harvests and forest roads

Container fleet-sizing for part transportation and storage in the supply chain

A comparison of prediction models for cover type transitions and their effects on harvest schedules in coastal Oregon

A mathematical modeling framework for scheduling and managing multiple concurrent tasks

Three studies on the role of uncertainty in the valuation and management of renewable natural resources

Optimizing the primary forest products supply chain : a multi-objective heuristic approach

Risk analysis of alternative tillage systems in North Central Oregon dryland wheat production

Risk modeling using direct solution of expected utility maximization problems

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