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| Author: | Jones, P. C. (et al.) |
| Title: | Managing the seed-corn supply chain at Syngenta |
| Journal: | Interfaces
2003 : JAN-FEB, VOL. 33:1, p. 80-90 |
| Index terms: | Agricultural industry Agricultural development Production models Supply |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Each year, Syngenta Seeds, Inc. produces over 50 seed-corn hybrids and the following year markets over 100 hybrids under the NK brand name. The fact that growing seed corn is a biological process dependent upon local weather and insect conditions during the growing season complicates production planning. To better manage the production-planning process, Syngenta and the University of Iowa developed and implemented a second-chance production-planning model. A trial of the model showed that using it to plan 2000 production would have increased margins by approximately $5 million. |
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