Carbon allowance allocation rules and sales channel strategies in an e-commerce platform supply chain

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 60, Number 4, July-August 2026


Page(s)		2131 - 2161
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2026058
Published online		28 July 2026

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