Retail store density and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions

Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1907-1925

  Cachon, Gérard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; Carbon tax; K median; Sustainability; Traveling salesman problem

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; OPERATING COSTS; RETAIL STORES; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

CAP AND TRADE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON TAXES; EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS; K-MEDIAN; NETWORK INFLUENCES; REDUCING EMISSIONS; RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN;

FUELS;

EID: 84905718036     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2013.1819     Document Type: Article

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