Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach

The world meat market demands competitiveness and optimal livestock replacement decisions can help to achieve this goal. We introduce a novel discrete stochastic dynamic programming framework to support a manager’s decision-making process of whether to sell or keep fattening animals in the beef sect...

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Ramírez Hassan, Andrés
Mejía, Susana
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2015
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Universidad EAFIT
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eng
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Decision Analysis
Farm Management
Simulation
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title Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
spellingShingle Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
Decision Analysis
Farm Management
Simulation
title_short Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
title_full Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
title_fullStr Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
title_full_unstemmed Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
title_sort Determining the Optimal Selling Time of Cattle: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Ramírez Hassan, Andrés
Mejía, Susana
dc.contributor.eafitauthor.none.fl_str_mv aramir21@eafit.edu.co
smejiame@eafit.edu.co
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Ramírez Hassan, Andrés
Mejía, Susana
dc.subject.keyword.eng.fl_str_mv Decision Analysis
Farm Management
Simulation
topic Decision Analysis
Farm Management
Simulation
description The world meat market demands competitiveness and optimal livestock replacement decisions can help to achieve this goal. We introduce a novel discrete stochastic dynamic programming framework to support a manager’s decision-making process of whether to sell or keep fattening animals in the beef sector. In particular, our proposal uses a non-convex value function, combining both economic and biological variables, and involving uncertainty with regard to price fluctuations. Our methodology is very general, so practitioners can apply it in different regions around the world. We illustrate the model’s convenience with an empirical application, finding that our methodology generates better results than actions based on empirical experience.
publishDate 2015
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