A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Problem with Retailing and Recycling Competition

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="509825.fig.003a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/509825/figures/509825.fig.003a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Impact on the profit in forward channel</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="509825.fig.003b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/aaa/volume-2014/509825/figures/509825.fig.003b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Impact on the profit in reverse channel</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Abstract and Applied Analysis

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Figure 3: A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Problem with Retailing and Recycling Competition 