Abstract:The sugar industry is of great importance to the Thai economy. In general, the government sets sugarcane prices at the beginning of each harvesting season based on type (fresh or fired), sweetness (sugar content) and gross weight. The main aim of the present research is to use optimal control to find optimal sugarcane harvesting policies for fresh and fired sugarcane for the four sugarcane producing regions of Thailand, namely North, Central, East and North-east, for harvesting seasons 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/1… Show more
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