TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bochtis, Dionysis
AU  - Sorensen, Claus Aage Gron
AU  - Kateris, Dimitrios
TI  - Operations management in agriculture
SN  - 9780128097861
U1  - 631.3 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Academic Press
KW  - Agricultural engineering
KW  - Agricultural machinery
KW  - Cost of operation
KW  - Farm management
N1  - Table of Contents

1. Agricultural Production Through Technological Evolution
2. Introduction to Engineering Management Basics
3. Effectiveness and Efficiency of Agricultural Machinery
4. Cost of Using Agricultural Machinery
5. Choosing a Machinery System
6. Operations Management
7. Agriproducts Supply Chain Operations
8. Energy Inputs and Outputs in Agricultural Operations
9. Advances and Future Trends in Agricultural Machinery and Management
10. Appendices
N2  - Operations Management in Agriculture bridges the knowledge gap on operations management for agricultural machinery. It complements traditional topics (cost of using and choosing machinery) with advanced engineering approaches recently applied in agricultural machinery management (area coverage planning and sequential scheduling). The book covers new technologies in bio-production systems (robotics, IoT) and environmental compliance by employing a systems engineering perspective with focuses on sub-systems, including advanced optimization, supply chain systems, sustainability, autonomous vehicles and IT-driven decision-making. It will be a valuable resource for students studying decision-making and those working to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of production through machinery choice.
Key Features
    Covers agricultural machinery management related courses and a number of other courses within the agricultural engineering discipline
    Provides core tools for machine operations management, including machinery selection and cost of usage
    Presents current knowledge for agricultural machinery management in a science-based format
Readership
Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of Agricultural Science and Engineering Faculties that involve the discipline of "Agricultural Engineering" (in various Universities entitled also as "Biosystems Engineering" or "Agricultural and Biological Engineering"). Function and Management of Agricultural Machines in Plant Production, Off-Road Equipment Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Agricultural Systems Management, Advanced Agricultural Operations Management, Farm machinery, Agricultural machinery contractors, Agricultural Consultants, Agricultural associations

https://www.elsevier.com/books/operations-management-in-agriculture/bochtis/978-0-12-809786-1
ER  -