Consumer environmental awareness and competition in two-stage supply chains

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 602-613

  Liu, Zugang ^a   Anderson, Trisha D ^b   Cruz, Jose M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental awareness; Environmental responsibility; Stackelberg game; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COST ADVANTAGES; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY; RETAIL COMPETITION; STACKELBERG GAME; STACKELBERG GAMES; SUBSTITUTABLE PRODUCTS; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK; TWO STAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROFITABILITY; RETAIL STORES; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84855820453     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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