EXPERIENCES WITH FEEDMAN, A DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS IN SOUTH EASTERN QUEENSLAND

Autor:	K. G. Rickert
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Engineering Decision support system business.industry Process (engineering) Software development Ruminant animal Horticulture Beef cattle Engineering management Agriculture Northern australia Operations management business South eastern
Zdroj:	Acta Horticulturae. :227-236
ISSN:	2406-6168 0567-7572
DOI:	10.17660/actahortic.1998.476.26
Popis:	This paper describes the philosophy, specifications and development procedures for a decision support system (DSS) that evaluates feeding strategies for beef farmers in northern Australia. It was sponsored by an industry based RD (ii) development of Prototype 2 through evaluation and feedback from potential users (interactive prototyping); (iii) validation and evaluation to calibrate Prototype 2 against research results; and (iv) commercialisation to release the package to industry. Since its release the package has not been widely used in industry. Reasons for the low adoption rate are discussed along with difficulties in the step-wise development process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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