A quadratic optimization model for the consolidation of farmland by means of lend-lease agreements
Collection editors:
Ahr, Dino; Fahrion, Roland; Oswald, Marcus; Reinelt, Gerhard
Title of conference publication:
Operations Research Proceedings 2003
Subtitle of conference publication:
Selected Papers of the International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2003) Heidelberg, September 3-5, 2003
Conference title:
International Conference on Operations Research (2003, Heidelberg)
Conference title:
International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2003)
Venue:
Heidelberg
Place of publication:
Berlin ; Heidelberg
Publisher:
Springer
Year:
2004
Pages from - to:
324-331
Language:
Englisch
Abstract:
In many regions farmers cultivate a number of small lots that are distributed over a wider area. This leads to high overhead costs and economically prohibits use of high tech machinery hence results in a non-favorable cost-structure of production. The classical form of land consolidation is typically too expensive and too rigid, whence consolidation based on lend-lease agreements has been suggested. In order to exploit the potential of this method specific mathematical optimization algorithms are needed, particularly since the underlying problem is NP-complete even in very restricted cases.
This paper introduces a quadratic optimization model and shows its practicality for some typical regions in Northern Bavaria, Germany. «
In many regions farmers cultivate a number of small lots that are distributed over a wider area. This leads to high overhead costs and economically prohibits use of high tech machinery hence results in a non-favorable cost-structure of production. The classical form of land consolidation is typically too expensive and too rigid, whence consolidation based on lend-lease agreements has been suggested. In order to exploit the potential of this method specific mathematical optimization algorithms ar... »