| Article ID: | iaor1998780 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 85 |
| End Page Number: | 90 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Maia Luis Otavio Aleotti, Lago Regina Araujo, Qassim Raad Yahya |
| Keywords: | programming: integer, facilities |
A mixed-integer linear programming model is proposed for the selection of technology routes for fruit and vegetable crops between harvest and market. The objective is to optimize capital investment in food preservation facilities under uncertainties, based on alternative routes and a set of crop and market scenarios. A case-study illustrates the application of the model.