EJPAU 2006. Skwarcz J. OPTIMIZATION OF THE CHOICE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES

Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities (EJPAU) founded by all Polish Agriculture Universities presents original papers and review articles relevant to all aspects of agricultural sciences. It is target for persons working both in science and industry,regulatory agencies or teaching in agricultural sector. Covered by IFIS Publishing (Food Science and Technology Abstracts), ELSEVIER Science - Food Science and Technology Program, CAS USA (Chemical Abstracts), CABI Publishing UK and ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publisher - full membership). Presented in the Master List of Thomson ISI.

2006
Volume 9
Issue 3

Topic:

Agricultural Engineering

ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES

Skwarcz J. 2006. OPTIMIZATION OF THE CHOICE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES, EJPAU 9(3), #14.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume9/issue3/abs-14.html

OPTIMIZATION OF THE CHOICE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES

Jacek Skwarcz
Chair of Technology Basis, Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland

ABSTRACT

The paper presents a new method of optimization of the choice of agricultural machines, which consists in determining the conditions that should be fulfilled in order that the purchase of a machine will be profitable for a farm. The method means making use of functional relations describing the dependence of unit costs of exploitation of an aggregate for organic fertilization with liquid fertilizers on the efficiency and the yearly time of the use of an aggregate. The results were analyzed in three aspects. The first referred to the profitability of the purchase of a machine for ones individual use. The second concerned the profitability of rendering the services, while the third – determining the conditions in which it will be profitable to use the purchased machine or device.

Key words: method, choice, ascenization fertilizers, optimization.

Jacek Skwarcz
Chair of Technology Basis, Agricultural University in Lublin, Poland
5OA Doświadczalna Street, 20-280 Lublin, Poland
phone: (+48) 081 461 00 61 ext. 229
email: jacek.skwarcz@ar.lublin.pl

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