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Business Planning Process

Introduce Agricultural Management

Overview of Economic Resources

Management is Decision Making

Role of Goals

Decision Making Process

Agriculture and Selected Economic Concepts

Trends in Agriculture -- Causes and Implications

Demand and Supply

Characteristics of Competition

Financial Goals in Decision Making

Financial Goals and Financial Statements

Accounting Profit, Depreciation and Opportunity Cost

Production Theory and Diminishing Marginal Productivity

Enterprise Analysis

Partial Budget Analysis

Related topics of Present Value, Cash Flow, and Risk

Management Skills

Strategic Planning

Business Planning Process

Strategic Alliances: Contracts, Business Co-ownership, and Supply Chain Management

Additional Thoughts about Economic Resources

Land

Labor

Capital

Information

Risk

Review and Summary

Reference pages:

Business Planning -- Introduction

Business Planning -- Preface

Business Planning -- Overview

Business Inventory (1)

Owners' Interests and Skills (2)

Business Environment (3)

Setting Goals (4)

Testing the Current Operation (5)

Identify and Test Alternatives (6)

Transition Plans (7)

Managing Constraints (Risk) (8)

Monitor and Control (9)

Documenting, Sharing, Revising (10)

Last Updated August 16, 2010

Email: David.Saxowsky@ndsu.edu

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