Greening transportation fleets: Insights from a two-stage game theoretic model

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 793-807

  Bae, Sang Hoo ^a   Sarkis, Joseph ^b   Yoo, Chung Sik ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental; Game theory; Investment justification; Regulatory policy; Transportation fleet management

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GAME THEORY; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 79960940359     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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