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Object-Oriented Methodology For Analyzing And Allocating Resources For Field Operations, Steven A. Freeman, A. Dale Whittaker

Steven A. Freeman

An object-oriented methodology for machinery management was developed by combining knowledge system techniques with conventional problem solving techniques. The methodology developed here, if incorporated into a machinery management tool, provides the farmer with the ability to evaluate the physical feasibility of an overall farm plan (regarding field operations) being considered for the future and to identify possible solutions when the farmer is unable to complete this overall farm plan using current resources. The developed methodology also provides the farmer with the ability to assess the progress being made toward completion of the defined calendar as a result of changes in …