This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research done on optimization models
that focus on harvest and production planning for food crops. Optimization models have …

Highlights•Two harvesting modes and three harvesting methods briefly
described.•Principles, equipment, components, and indexes reviewed.•Situations of forward …

Sugarcane is one of the main commodities in the world economy. An important step in the
sugarcane supply chain is the harvest stage, requiring the support of mathematical modeling …

A typical supply chain is composed of three main echelons: upstream, mid-stream and
downstream. In the case of sugarcane, the upstream echelon includes several activities …

Sugarcane and its by-products make a relevant contribution to the world economy. In
particular, the sugar-energy industry is affected by the timing of sugarcane cultivation and …

Nowadays, farmers and even governments are faced with increasing yields with limited
resources, and the extensive use of agricultural machinery is one of the most efficient …

This paper develops a multi-objective modeling approach for the scheduling of harvesting
resources in the Thai sugar industry, in which different objectives stemming from different …

This paper addresses a multi-objective sugarcane harvesting problem in Thailand, where
several conflicting objectives and local restrictions are regarded as major obstacles to a …

Planning effective itineraries for tourists is a major problem that has been gaining attention
over the last years. This paper proposes a new bi-objective integer linear programming …

The algorithms for determining sugarcane harvest dates are proposed; the algorithms allow
the ability to monitor large areas and are based on the publicly available Synthetic Aperture …