FORWARD SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR GRAIN BY RAIL: A STRATEGIC RISK ANALYSIS; SUMMARY

Grain hauling railroads began offering shipping alternatives in the late 1980s that have made transportation decisions more strategic. Shippers now confront alternatives ranging from nearby and unguaranteed ordering to various durations of forward and guaranteed shipment. A dynamic stochastic simulation model was developed to analyze grain shipping and merchandising strategies that integrate these alternatives.

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Year of publication:	1997
Authors:	Priewe, Steven R. ; Wilson, William W.
Institutions:	Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University
Subject:	railroads \| grain merchandising \| logistics \| simulation \| risk analysis \| Crop Production/Industries

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Agricultural Economics Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics>Agricultural Economics Reports Number 23256
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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