A perspective on operational research prospects for agriculture

Lluís M Plà, Daniel L Sandars and Andrew J Higgins
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Lluís M Plà: University of Lleida, Cataluña, Spain
Daniel L Sandars: Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK
Andrew J Higgins: CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2014, vol. 65, issue 7, 1078-1089

Abstract: This paper discusses the future of operational research (OR) for the agricultural industries in a broad sense, including horticulture and viticulture during a period of increased pressure on natural resources. The authors use their experience in the field along with published literature, to draw insights into new opportunities for OR, and how the OR community might adapt to realise these opportunities best. Trends in demand for food security and biofuels, the quest for sustainability, information technology (IT), and commercial power create new opportunities to support strategic investment and operations management within both primary production and the related supply chains. To realise such potential, the agricultural OR community needs to improve management of stakeholder relations, interdisciplinary synthesis, and the successful application of OR.

Date: 2014
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