In this paper we explore whether the incorporation of systematic time series analyses and mathematical optimization procedures in the practical planning process has the potential to improve production program decisions. The cases of four German cash crop farms are investigated over six planning...

Bereits seit mehreren Jahrzehnten findet die Optimierung in der akademischen Lehre und Forschung starke Beachtung. Trotz der Breite potenzieller Anwendungsfelder gibt es jedoch einige methodische Schwierigkeiten. Das Hauptproblem besteht darin, die Unsicherheit, d.h. stochastische Prozesse von...

Mathematical programming has for a long time been recognized as a powerful tool. Despite its capacity for solving constrained optimization problems under uncertainty, some methodological obstacles have persisted over the years. The main problem is that the eventually complex results of an...