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Notes on progress in structuring a research project measuring energy inputs into New Zealand apple production—combining hard and soft systems methods
Author(s) -
Frater Thomas Gregory,
Houston Donald James
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.894
Subject(s) - structuring , production (economics) , production system (computer science) , soft systems methodology , computer science , energy (signal processing) , environmental economics , operations management , operations research , industrial engineering , business , engineering , economics , information system , mathematics , microeconomics , management information systems , statistics , finance , electrical engineering
Abstract These notes report progress in structuring a research project into New Zealand apple production. The broad objective of the research is to measure the energy inputs into New Zealand apple production. A subsidiary objective is to develop a robust methodology for measuring energy usage and carbon emissions at the farm level, and develop a strategy for reducing them. The production system under study is recognized as a complex system, and systems thinking models are appropriate for studying it. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.