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Improving Efficiency in a Forest Pest Control Spray Program

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  • David L. Rumpf

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Information Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115)

  • Emanuel Melachrinoudis

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Information Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115)

  • Thomas Rumpf

    (Maine Forest Service Augusta, Maine 04333)

Abstract

The Maine Forest Service limits the destruction of Maine spruce-fir forests by spruce budworms through a large aerial spray program. They use several types of aircraft flying from six airfields to spray 250 to 300 infested areas. A mathematical programming model which determines the lowest cost set of flight plans and provides “what if” analyses for changes in operating conditions is improving management decisions.

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  • David L. Rumpf & Emanuel Melachrinoudis & Thomas Rumpf, 1985. "Improving Efficiency in a Forest Pest Control Spray Program," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 15(5), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:15:y:1985:i:5:p:1-11
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.15.5.1
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