Meat packing plant production planning: Application of mixed integer goal programming

Jeffrey Stokes, Allen W. Sturdivant, Houshmand A. Ziari, M. Edward Rister and Bruce McCarl
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Allen W. Sturdivant: Texas A&M University and American Rice Inc., Postal: Texas A&M University and American Rice Inc.
Houshmand A. Ziari: Texas A&M University and IRZ Consulting, Hermiston, Oregon, Postal: Texas A&M University and IRZ Consulting, Hermiston, Oregon
M. Edward Rister: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, Postal: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University

Agribusiness, 1998, vol. 14, issue 3, 171-181

Abstract: A mixed integer, goal programming model designed to aid in management of a meat packing plant is presented along with empirical applications demonstrating its use. Data collection, model conceptualization, model|data development, model refinement, and model use phases are discussed. The influences of model development and its use on managerial decision making are discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199805/06)14:3<171::AID-AGR1>3.0.CO;2-Y

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