Decisions for a Retailer-Led Low-Carbon Supply Chain Considering Altruistic Preference under Carbon Quota Policy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. The Impact of Carbon Quota Policy on Low-Carbon Supply Chain Decision-Making
2.2. The Influence of Altruistic Preference on Low-Carbon Supply Chain Decision-Making
3. Model and Analysis
3.1. Centralized Decision-Making Model
3.2. Decentralized Model without Altruistic Preference
3.3. Decentralized Model with Altruistic Preference
4. Numerical Simulation
4.1. Effects of Main Parameters on Optimal Decisions
4.2. Comparison of The Optimal Decisions under The Three Models
5. Conclusions
5.1. Conclusions
5.2. Insights
5.3. Directions for Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
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Parameters | |
manufacturer’s unit production cost | |
cost coefficient of carbon reduction investment | |
free carbon quotas provided by the government | |
unit initial carbon emissions of product | |
unit carbon trading price | |
initial market demand for product | |
price sensitivity coefficient of consumer | |
low-carbon preference coefficient of consumer | |
altruistic preference coefficient of retailer | |
centralized decision | |
decentralized without altruistic preference decision | |
decentralized with altruistic preference strategy | |
Decision Variables | |
wholesale price of per unit product | |
sales price of per unit product | |
per unit product profit of the retailer | |
carbon emission reduction rate per unit product | |
Functions | |
market demand function of low-carbon product | |
the retailer’s profit function | |
the manufacturer’s profit function | |
profit function of the supply chain | |
the retailer’s utility function |
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Zhou, X.; Wu, X. Decisions for a Retailer-Led Low-Carbon Supply Chain Considering Altruistic Preference under Carbon Quota Policy. Mathematics 2023, 11, 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040911
Zhou X, Wu X. Decisions for a Retailer-Led Low-Carbon Supply Chain Considering Altruistic Preference under Carbon Quota Policy. Mathematics. 2023; 11(4):911. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040911
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Xiao, and Xiancong Wu. 2023. "Decisions for a Retailer-Led Low-Carbon Supply Chain Considering Altruistic Preference under Carbon Quota Policy" Mathematics 11, no. 4: 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040911
APA StyleZhou, X., & Wu, X. (2023). Decisions for a Retailer-Led Low-Carbon Supply Chain Considering Altruistic Preference under Carbon Quota Policy. Mathematics, 11(4), 911. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040911