Agency or reselling: optimal return policy in E-commerce retail systems under cap-and-trade regulation

Open Access

Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 5, September-October 2024


Page(s)		4035 - 4067
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024139
Published online		07 October 2024

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