Letter to the Editor—Application of Operations Research in Farm Operations and Agricultural Marketing

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Towards the integration of lean principles and optimization for agricultural production systems: a conceptual review proposition

“…Some works started wileyonlinelibrary.com/jsfa in 1950s, these works studied the production of peas and corn 2 and their potential for agricultural markets. 3 Recent work has focused on the management of forests and flora, 28 tactical and strategic decision-making systems for farm management, [29][30][31] improved crop and transport planning, [32][33][34] transport and movements in operations, 35 the basic application of OR in agriculture, 36 and the inclusion of reverse logistics flows and sustainable operations. 27,37 Some work has considered factors such as the maturation of fruits or vegetables for production in agri-industry, such as tomatoes, 38 or grapes destined for wine production.…”

“…Solutions in this vein follow Cochrane's second type of possible solutions. Early applications of OR included crop rotation, the selection and location of sites for planting, growing a combination of fruits and vegetables, and using industrial agricultural products . Such studies were important for agricultural planning for water use, soil management, sowing, product demand, and crop life cycles and maturation, among other purposes.…”

“…Such reviews have either been restricted to limited investigations of the full complexity of agricultural production or have been conducted with reference to a single agricultural product. Some works started in 1950s, these works studied the production of peas and corn and their potential for agricultural markets . Recent work has focused on the management of forests and flora, tactical and strategic decision‐making systems for farm management, improved crop and transport planning, transport and movements in operations, the basic application of OR in agriculture, and the inclusion of reverse logistics flows and sustainable operations .…”

“…Early applications of OR included crop rotation, the selection and location of sites for planting, growing a combination of fruits and vegetables, and using industrial agricultural products. 3 Such studies were important for agricultural planning for water use, soil management, sowing, product demand, and crop life cycles and maturation, among other purposes. These factors are important for the development of models to describe the behavior of agricultural planning in strategic, tactical, and operational orientations.…”