Operations Management for Agricultural Machinery bridges the gap in the disseminated knowledge on operations management for agricultural machinery for the last decades. It complements traditional aspects on the specific topic (e.g. cost of using and choosing machinery) with advanced engineering approaches that have been applied recently in agricultural machinery management (e.g. area coverage planning and sequential scheduling). In parallel, the book covers newly introduced technologies in bio-production systems (e.g. robotics, IoT) and compliance with environmental considerations. Taking a system engineering perspective, rather than a mechanical engineering one focusing mainly on sub-systems, and including aspects on advanced optimisation, supply chain systems, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and IT-driven decision making, this book will be valuable for students seeking to understand decision-making factors as well as for those working daily with improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of production through machinery choice. Covers the agricultural machinery management related courses and provides chapters required in a number of other courses within the Agricultural Engineering disciplineProvides core tools for machine operation management including Machinery Selection and Cost of Usage Presents current knowledge for agricultural machinery management in a science-based format INDICE: 1. History on agricultural production mechanization 2. Introduction in management science basics 3. Effectiveness and Efficiency of agricultural machinery (introduction and definitions of agricultural machinery productivity measures) 4. Cost of using agricultural machinery 5. Choosing machinery system 6. Operations management 7. Agri-products supply chain operations 8. Energy inputs-outputs in agricultural operations 9. Growing systems and operational management challenges 10. Advances and future trends in agricultural machinery and management
- ISBN: 978-0-12-809786-1
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 348
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés