Optimal Marketing of Nursery Crops from Container‐Based Production Systems
用随机动态规划模型研究容器苗圃的最优生产和营销决策，发现价格差异和联邦税是关键因素，而折现和州税影响较小。
Abstract Optimal production and marketing decisions for a nursery producing ornamental plants from a container‐based production system are determined. The stochastic dynamic programming model developed captures the existence of a value‐added, serial‐stage production process with multiple products and intra‐ and interyear dynamics. Results suggest price differentials play an important role in determining the optimal size of plant to market. Further, federal taxes are important for determining the optimal production and marketing decisions while discounting and state taxes play minor roles. Analysis of the transition probability matrices associated with the optimal decisions indicate that the long‐run behavior of the system can be generalized.