{"product_id":"farm-management-9780813804187","title":"Farm Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned to teach the farm managers of tomorrow, \u003ci\u003eFarm Management\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes the strategic and operations aspects of managing a farm. Today's farm managers will want to consult it as well to improve the effectiveness, objectivity, and success of their decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis innovative textbook is framed by the increasing need for farmers to develop and follow a business plan. Topics not found in traditional farm management texts include: Strategic management; How to evaluate, choose, and implement the business strategies that best fit the farm and the farmer; Production and operations planning; How to benefit from techniques and management tools used in general business; Quality management and control that will decrease costs and meet consumer demands; Production contract evaluation; Decision making beyond the traditional microeconomic analysis: decision making under risk and the development of scenarios to understand the impact of an uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrategic management—How to evaluate, choose, and implement the business strategies that best fit the farmer, the farm and the changing world\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction and operations planning—How to benefit from techniques and management tools used in general business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality management and control—How to decrease costs, better meet consumer demands and improve the progress towards goals and objectives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction contract evaluation—Discusses how to evaluate contracts and includes a checklist of items that a farmer should consider\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecision-making beyond the traditional microeconomic analysis—In addition to the topics just mentioned, the text includes decision making under risk and the development of scenarios to understand the impact of an uncertain future\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405804970327,"sku":"9780813804187","price":86.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813804187.jpg?v=1730493680","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/farm-management-9780813804187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}