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A Mathematical Programming Approach to Production Decisions in the Emerging Aquaculture Industry
Author(s) -
Wilson Beverley M.,
Shaftel Timothy L.,
Barefield Russell M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1991.tb01271.x
Subject(s) - aquaculture , variety (cybernetics) , economic shortage , production (economics) , business , computer science , fishery , economics , fish <actinopterygii> , microeconomics , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , biology
The creation of new food sources is an important advancement in the search for solutions to food shortages in both developing and underdeveloped countries. Aquaculture, the production of aquatic animals under controlled conditions, offers exciting new possibilities for alternative protein sources in a wide variety of locales. This paper presents a mathematical programming model designed to aid the manager of an aquaculture facility in production scheduling and the evaluation of new technologies in this rapidly changing environment.