Decision Technologies for Agribusiness Problems: A Brief Review of Selected Literature and a Call for Research

The supply chain in the food and agribusiness sector is characterized by long supply lead times combined with significant supply and demand uncertainties, and relatively thin margins. These challenges generate a need for management efficiency and the use of modern decision technology tools. We revie...

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Published in:Manufacturing & service operations management 2004-07, Vol.6 (3), p.201-208
Main Authors: Lowe, Timothy J, Preckel, Paul V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
agriculture
applied optimization
crop planning
Crops
Decision support systems
Food
Food processing industry
Harvest
Linear programming
Optimization techniques
Production planning
Profit maximization
Strategic management
Sugarcane
Supply & demand
Supply chains
Theory
Wheat
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Summary:The supply chain in the food and agribusiness sector is characterized by long supply lead times combined with significant supply and demand uncertainties, and relatively thin margins. These challenges generate a need for management efficiency and the use of modern decision technology tools. We review some of the literature on applications of decision technology tools for a selected set of agribusiness problems and conclude by outlining what we see as some of the significant new problems facing the industry. It is our hope that we will stimulate interest in these problems and encourage researchers to work on solving them.
ISSN:1523-4614
1526-5498
DOI:10.1287/msom.1040.0051