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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

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Creator:: Hewlett, John P.
Abstract:: Agricultural economists have devoted considerable attention to the financial stress situation of agricultural producers. Many studies have been conducted in various regions of the U.S. in an attempt to better understand the causes of the problem. The costs associated with farm financial stress imply corresponding benefits to be realized by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ALLEVIATING FARM FINANCIAL STRESS 28 OVERVIEW OF SIMULATION MODEL FOR THIS STUDY 33 3 DATA AND

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

An efficient specification and solution method of the even-aged rotation and thinning problem

Creator:: Paredes-Veloso, Gonzalo L.
Abstract:: The problem of determining an optimal sequence of decisions in even-aged stand management is analyzed and solved with an alternative to the traditional dynamic programming network. The new method is derived independently from two different approaches to the problem: Network optimization and generalized LaGrange multipliers. Both derivations are presented. It...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

The potential contribution of a diameter class matrix model to predict growth of mixed tropical forests

Creator:: Ebaa-Atyi, Richard
Abstract:: The study presents two main parts: first, a review of tropical silviculture and forest management systems and, second, the investigation of a growth and yield model which has some potential for application in the tropical region. The presentation of tropical silviculture includes: (1) an overview of the biological characteristics of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Sensitivity analysis of the Catchment Modeling Framework (CMF) and use in evaluating two agricultural management scenarios

Creator:: Metta, John W. P.
Abstract:: Abstract Watershed-scale fate/transport modeling of contaminants is a tool that scientists and land managers can use to assess pesticide contamination to stream systems. The Catchment Modeling Framework (CMF) is a catchment-scale fate/transport modeling tool. It was developed to help scientists and land managers assess the effects of possible land-use decisions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: be run on those alternative conditions to model various management scenarios. Such studies have

Grid search based production switching heuristic for aggregate production planning

Creator:: Nam, Sang-jin
Abstract:: The Production Switching Heuristic (PSH) developed by Mellichamp and Love (1978) has been suggested as a more realistic, practical and intuitively appealing approach to aggregate production planning (APP). In this research, PSH has been modified to present a more sophisticated open grid search procedure for solving the APP problem. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approaches, including Search decision rule (SDR) [Taubert 1968], Management coefficient model (MCM) [Bowman

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

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

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Expectations, reservation demand and the stability of agricultural markets

An efficient specification and solution method of the even-aged rotation and thinning problem

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

The potential contribution of a diameter class matrix model to predict growth of mixed tropical forests

Sensitivity analysis of the Catchment Modeling Framework (CMF) and use in evaluating two agricultural management scenarios

Grid search based production switching heuristic for aggregate production planning

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

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