GIS and the dairy industry: examining the roles of government regulation and dairy cooperatives in the shipment of fluid milk

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dc.contributor.authorHart, Evan A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairMorrill, Robert W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCarstensen, Laurence W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJames, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:40Zen
dc.date.adate2008-10-01en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:40Zen
dc.date.issued1996-09-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-10-01en
dc.date.sdate2008-10-01en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis deals with the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the transport of raw fluid milk from its origin on the farm to the processing plant. Current applications of GIS in transportation planning are discussed. Spatial, physical, administrative and legal constraints affecting the shipment of fluid milk are outlined, especially the roles of government legislation and dairy cooperatives. GIS is used to evaluate milk hauling efficiencies on both local and regional scales. The case study focuses on Rockingham and Augusta counties in northwestern Virginia and the surrounding hinterland. On the local scale GIS network functions are used to determine optima] routes for milk trucks between dairy farms in these counties and the processing plant in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Comparisons are made between the results achieved by GIS and the results obtained through traditional methods of route planning. A regional scale case study uses GIS allocation functions to evaluate the effect of government regulations (Federal and State Order Markets) on the efficiency of hauling fluid milk from farms in the study area to plants outside the region. Results indicate that government regulations and cooperative decisions shape the morphology of fluid milk shipment and that GIS is a useful tool for regional milk marketing. Finally, a mail survey assesses the present use of automated systems and GIS among dairy cooperatives, and the possibility of future implementation of such systems in the dairy industry.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 82 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10012008-063040en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10012008-063040/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44956en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.H3778.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36124043en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectnetwork analysisen
dc.subjectdairy cooperativesen
dc.subjectfederal milk order marketsen
dc.subjectGISen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.H3778en
dc.titleGIS and the dairy industry: examining the roles of government regulation and dairy cooperatives in the shipment of fluid milken
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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