OPTIMAL CROSS-COUNTRY SHIPMENT OF PERISHABLE COMMODITIES: AN ECONOMIC APPROACH

The purpose of this paper is to predict the shelf-life of lettuce due to temperature management during transport from California to Georgia. The economic feasibility of investments to increase shelf-life are examined. A shelf-life model is specified and related to the price at which the commodity is sold.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in conjunction with the Canadian Transportation Research Forum.
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• Authors:
  • JOURDAN, J L
  • Prussia, S E
  • Shewfelt, R L
  • Flanders, W A
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 126-131
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Forum
  • ISSN: 1046-1469
  • Serial URL: https://trforum.org/journal-of-the-trf/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Freight transportation; Investments; Mathematical models; Perishables; Prices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465382
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 635
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1988 12:00AM