Agricultural Systems Management : Optimizing Efficiency and Performance

ISBN-13: 9780824747831 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 368 str.

Robert M. Peart; W. David Shoup; M. David Shoup

Opis

Offering practical and informative exercises in nearly every chapter, this text/reference presents valuable computer strategies for solutions to challenges commonly faced in agricultural production, processing, and management and covers topics that are integral to real-world agricultural system management including precision agriculture, crop and operation simulation, geographic information systems, project scheduling, systems reliability, machinery performance and cost, and linear optimization.

Spis treści

Agricultural Systems: A Managerial Overview, W.D. ShoupReliability of Agricultural Systems, W.D. ShoupData Management and Spreadsheet Fundamentals, R.M. PeartFixed and Variable Costs of Machinery and Facilities, R.C. Fluck and R.M. PeartMachinery Selection and Management Program for Maize/Soybean, J.C. Siemens and R.M. PeartSimulation of Crop Growth and Field Operations: CropPlan, R.M. Peart and R. SmithCrop Simulation, R.M. PeartOptimizing the Use of Resources: Linear Programming, R.M. Peart and F. RoyceQueuing Theory and Waiting Line Applications, R.M. PeartProject Scheduling, R.M. PeartArtificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems, R.M. PeartPrecision Technologies for Precision Management, W.D. Shoup, W. Lee, and T. HarrisonIndex

O autorze

Robert M. Peart is Graduate Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville. The editor or coeditor of several books, including Agricultural Systems Modeling and Simulation (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), he is the author of more than 60 scientific papers and holds three patents. A Fellow and former director of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and a member of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Peart received the Ph.D. degree (1960) in agricultural engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.W. David Shoup is Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Public Policy, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. The author of over 450 publications related to food and agricultural systems management, Dr. Shoup has consulted with over 200 companies and corporations in the area of technical and systems management. He is a life member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, and the National Farmer's Union. During his career in technical management, Professor Shoup held various management positions for Tenneco Inc. and professorial positions with the University of Florida, University of Arizona, University of Tennessee, and Southern Illinois University. Dr. Shoup received the Ph.D. degree (1980) in agricultural systems from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.