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Multiple-perspective Reorganisation of the Dairy sector: Mathematical Programming Approach

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  • Kocjančič Tina
  • Žgajnar Jaka
  • Juvančič Luka

    (Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

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Background: Agriculture is a production system in which the economic principles of organisation act in mutual dependence with its ecological boundaries.

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  • Kocjančič Tina & Žgajnar Jaka & Juvančič Luka, 2016. "Multiple-perspective Reorganisation of the Dairy sector: Mathematical Programming Approach," Business Systems Research, Sciendo, vol. 7(2), pages 35-48, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bit:bsrysr:v:7:y:2016:i:2:p:35-48
    DOI: 10.1515/bsrj-2016-0011
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    Keywords

    agriculture; dairy sector; system approach; mathematical programming; emergy analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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