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Application of Linear Goal Programming to Forest Harvest Scheduling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James E. Hotvedt
James E. Hotvedt*
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School of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Louisiana State University
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Forest management and planning is complex, involving the application of many scarce and diverse resources to the production and maintenance of a multitude of products and services from the forest over a relatively long period of time.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 1983 , pp. 103 - 108
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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