03283nam 2200541 a 450 991062611090332120200520144314.01-283-26776-497866132677641-84593-840-2(CKB)2670000000120539(EBL)772207(OCoLC)753480514(SSID)ssj0000536586(PQKBManifestationID)12185974(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536586(PQKBWorkID)10550696(PQKB)10208332(MiAaPQ)EBC772207(EXLCZ)99267000000012053920110118d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFarm business management analysis of farming systems /Peter L. NuthallWallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K. ;Cambridge, Mass. CAB International20111 online resource (463 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-839-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; The Author; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Environment Under Which Farming Systems Exist; 3 Decisions Under Non-certainty - Probability, Methods and Models; 4 Cost-Benefit Analysis - Recognizing Input-Output Timing; 5 More on Decision Making and Utility (Objectives); 6 Farm Surveys - Uses, Procedures and Methods; 7 Improving Farming Systems Using Survey Data; and Information Systems; 8 Constructing Improved Systems; 9 Methods and Models of Income Variability Reducing Techniques; 10 Budgeting - The Simplest Form of Farm Systems Analysis11 Linear Programming - The Farm Model and Finding an Optimal Solution12 Linear Programming - Using the Solution and Creating Realistic Farm Models; 13 Dynamic Programming; 14 Systems Simulation; 15 The Structure and Analysis of Specific Part-Farm Problems; 16 Concluding Comments - Review and Summary; Appendix 1: A Synopsis of Production Economics; Appendix 2: Example of the Output From an Individual Farm 'End of Year' Analysis; Appendix 3: Solving Linear Programming Problems; Appendix 4: An Example of a Schematic LP Matrix for a Simple Lamb-Producing Farm; IndexThe third and final instalment of Peter Nuthall's ""Farm Business Management"" series, this volume teaches the practical skills needed to manage a farm, such as risk analysis, budgeting, cost benefit analyses and much more. The key characteristic of this book is its ability to simplify the complex subject of business management into a clear, accessible volume tailored to the topic of farming, by using engaging techniques such as worked examples to fully explain the complex decision making tools necessary for this discipline.Farm managementDecision makingAgricultural systemsMathematical modelsFarm managementDecision making.Agricultural systemsMathematical models.630.68Nuthall P. L(Peter Leslie)930273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910626110903321Farm business management2092544UNINA