Handbook of Operations Research in Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry
The scope of this book is Operations Research methods in Agriculture and a thorough discussion of derived applications in the Agri-food industry. The book summarizes current research and practice in this area and illustrates the development of usefu
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Lluis M. Plà-Aragonés Editor
Handbook of Operations Research in Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science Volume 224
Series Editor Camille C. Price Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, USA Associate Series Editor Joe Zhu Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA Founding Series Editor Frederick S. Hillier Stanford University, CA, USA
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Lluis M. Pla-Aragone´s Editor
Handbook of Operations Research in Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry
Editor Lluis M. Pla-Aragone´s Department of Mathematics Faculty of Law and Economics University of Lleida Lleida, Spain
ISSN 0884-8289 ISSN 2214-7934 (electronic) International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ISBN 978-1-4939-2482-0 ISBN 978-1-4939-2483-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2483-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935569 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The use of OR in Natural Resources has been with us for several decades now. It has been developed importantly in the areas of forestry, agriculture, and mining. The papers published in the literature show results that go from methodological developments to case studies to actual applications used in industry or government. One area where OR has shown particular success has been in forestry. This has been driven in large part by the fact that forest lands and firms are quite large in both area and financial resources. Thus, there is the possibility and incentive to invest in using sophisticated tools for management. We see in this special issue the fruits of similar developments mainly in the area of agriculture. This is so because Agriculture and the Agri-Food Ind
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