Integrated inventory control and transportation decisions under carbon emissions regulations: LTL vs. TL carriers

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-38

  Konur, Dinçer ^a   Schaefer, Brian ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon regulations; Economic order quantity model; Inventory control; Transportation

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 84901450898     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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