Socially optimal and fund-balanced advanced recycling fees and subsidies in a competitive forward and reverse supply chain

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-85

  Hong, I Hsuan ^a   Lee, Yi Ting ^b   Chang, Pei Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced recycling fee; Closed loop supply chain; Competitive entities; Recycle; Subsidy fee

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDUSTRY; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLOSED-LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN; COMPETITIVE ENTITIES; CURRENT PRACTICES; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; RECYCLING FEE; RECYCLING MARKETS; REVERSE SUPPLY CHAINS; SUBSIDY FEE;

RECYCLING;

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECYCLING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROFIT; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAIWAN; WASTE DISPOSAL;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84890291614     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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