Efficiency measures for retail fertilizer dealers
β Scribed by Paul V. Preckel; Jay T. Akridge; Michael A. Boland
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-4477
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β¦ Synopsis
CCC 0742-4477/97/050497-13 *Identifiers for inputs are L Ο labor, E Ο energy, OV Ο other variable, M Ο management, OF Ο other fixed, and P Ο plant. Inputs associated with identifiers preceding the slash (/) are treated as fixed, and those following the slash are treated as variable.
**These figures are reported as percentages. ***Output aggregation is defined as aggregation of fertilizer outputs (dry, fluid, and anhydrous). Other outputs (chemicals, services, and other) are maintained as separate outputs. Aggregation of inputs is defined as aggregation of management and labor; and other variable, other fixed, and energy. Plant and equipment is left separate and is the only aggregate input treated as fixed.
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