The use of computer models to make decisions on output mix, facility location, expansion, inventory management and production and workforce scheduling. This course integrates subject matter from agricultural economics and management through the use of case studies. Topics include feasibility analyses for new ventures, market research, strategic management decisions, workforce management, and international dimensions of agribusiness. Students will prepare written and oral presentations of individual and group case studies. The nature, methods, and objectives of agricultural economics research concerned with the economic problems affecting the agriculture and food system.
Emphasis is on problem identification, and the collection, analysis, and presentation of evidence.
Students will present one or more seminars on a research project in agricultural economics. Students will pursue topics that are not otherwise available in formal courses. An individual course of study will be followed under the supervision of a member of the staff qualified in the appropriate discipline or area. This course is offered on an irregular basis under special circumstances. Under the supervision of a staff member of the Department of Agricultural Economics.