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Optimizing Monsanto's supply chain under uncertain demand

Graves et al., 1998

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16826893989585321214
Author
Graves S
Gutiérrez C
Pulwer M
Sidhu H
Weihs G
Director S
Publication year
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Research Paper. MIT. Cambridge, MA

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Every production company's desire is to produce at a competitive cost while capturing a significant share of market demand, so that reasonable profits are obtained. The industry where Monsanto's Crop Protection business unit competes has faced a rapidly changing …
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