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| Raw Milk Decision Support System |
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|  A decision support system for   |
|   generating optimal raw milk    |
|   management strategies in a     |
|        dairy supply chain        |
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|      developer: Burak Gul        |
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Software requirements:
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Microsoft Office Excel 2010
Premium Solver Platform or Risk Solver Platform v9.5 or higher.

Please note that without Solver Platform installed, the application
receives an reference error and cannot be run properly.


Installation instructions:
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Extract the rmdss folder to C:\ path. The main application can be run
from "dss.xlsm" file. "milkprices.xls" and "rm.mdb" files are the
external data sources and the main application checks C:\rmdss folder
for these files.

If there is a need to change the installation path, the file links and
data sources in dss.xlsm must be modified using the related Excel commands.


Application instructions:
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After "dss.xlsm" is run, the necessary facilities for guiding the user
through the decision making process can be found in the application.


Disclaimer: The initial data included in the data sources are not actual
data and only provided for reference purposes.