Development of standardized evaluation methods for harvesting machines and systems

This effort, supported by Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the US, pursued three approaches to the problem of evaluating harvesting machines in terms which could serve international clientele. The first, rationalizing work study and reporting processes, documented and compared measures of interest among a varied set of countries. The second focused on modeling and analytical approaches to develop comparable criteria. The third brought together 40 specialists from around the world in two workshops to discuss the impact of 10 factors which shape national perspectives.