Computer simulation of the sugarcane harvesting and transportation in Thailand
2011
Kriengkri Kaewtrakulpong(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Agriculture. Department of Farm Mechanics) E-mail:[email protected] | Somphong Jedsadathumsathit(Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Agriculture. Department of Farm Mechanics)
This study was done in order to improve the efficiency of sugarcane harvesting and transportation processes in Thailand. Time studies of the harvesting and transportation operations were conducted. Analyses through the use of a sugarcane harvesting and transportation simulation were performed by applying a Monte Carlo technique. The results indicated that the field capacity of a chopper-type mechanical sugarcane harvester depends on the condition of the field in which it works, and the number of accompanying trucks it requires. The fields having row length of longer than 140 m allows the effective usage of a chopper. In addition, since truck allocation affects the efficiency of mechanical sugarcane harvesting and transportation, a truck allocation plan should be considered practically among the various groups engaged in the Thai sugarcane supply chain (i.e., sugarcane farmers, machinery owners, and sugar factories).
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