SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARVEST SCHEDULING, PLANTING SCHEDULING AND CAPACITY EXPANSION

摘要

A harvesting and/or planting schedule is generated based on a product recovery model and a crop yield model. The product recovery model models recovery of a product, such as sugar, from a crop, such as sugarcane. The crop yield model models yield of the crop from and. First, second, third, and fourth data are used , to generate the harvesting and/or planting schedule. The last input data is pertinent to predicting the recover; of the product by use of the product recovery model. The second input data is pertinent to predicting the y:.e,;d of the crop by use of the crop yield model. The third input data relates to capacity of a crop processing plant to process the crop to produce the product. The fourth input data relates to harvesting and/or planting practices for the crop. The first, second, :hird, and fourth input data are processed so as to determine an optimum harvesting and/or planting schedule for the' crop as a function of the product recovery model, the crop yield model, the crop processing capacity, and the harvesting and/or planting practices.