Optimization of Selection and Use of a Machine and Tractor Fleet in Agricultural Enterprises: A Case Study

This article presents a realized application of a model and algorithm to optimize the formation and use of a machine and tractor fleet of an agricultural enterprise in crop farming. The concepts and indicators characterizing the processes of agricultural operations of the machine fleet in the agrari...

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Published in:Algorithms 2023-07, Vol.16 (7), p.311
Main Authors: Efremov, Andrei A., Sotskov, Yuri N., Belotzkaya, Yulia S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural equipment
Agricultural industry
Agricultural land
agricultural machinery
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Algorithms
Analysis
Case studies
Costs
Crop rotation
Digital twins
Economic models
Efficiency
Energy consumption
Farm machinery
Farm tractors
Linear programming
management
Mathematical models
Mathematical programming
nonlinear model
Optimality criteria
Optimization
Production planning
Production scheduling
scheduling
Tractors
Trailer equipment
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Summary:This article presents a realized application of a model and algorithm to optimize the formation and use of a machine and tractor fleet of an agricultural enterprise in crop farming. The concepts and indicators characterizing the processes of agricultural operations of the machine fleet in the agrarian business are considered. A classification of approaches for optimizing the implementation of a complex of mechanized agro-technical operations is given. We systemize different views on the problems under study and possible solutions. The advantages of the proposed model and algorithm, as well as the problematic aspects of their information and instrumental support are discussed. The problem of choosing the optimality criterion when setting the formal problem of optimizing agricultural operations by a fleet of machines in the agricultural field is considered. A modification of the economic and mathematical model for optimizing the structure and production schedules of the machine and tractor fleet is developed. The model is applied in a numerical experiment using real data of a specific agricultural enterprise, and the economic interpretation of the results is discussed. We apply an approach for determining the economic effect of the use of the developed model and algorithm. The possibilities for practical application of the obtained results of the study are substantiated.
ISSN:1999-4893
1999-4893
DOI:10.3390/a16070311