| Article ID: | iaor2002752 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 2 |
| End Page Number: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Journal: | OR Insight |
| Authors: | Cooper Keith |
| Keywords: | simulation: applications |
A simulation model is an ideal tool to answer logistical, management and financial problems concerned with new machinery without having to resort to expensive experiments. This article describes the simulation model constructed to assess the suitability of the new robotic milking machines to UK dairy farming systems.