An optimization model for fleet sizing and empty pallet allocation considering CO₂ emissions

• Jianwei Ren ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jianwei Ren, Chunhua Chen

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliations Transportation Institute, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, Faculty of Business, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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• Chunhua Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jianwei Ren, Chunhua Chen

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Software

  * E-mail: nmgchenchunhua@126.com

  Affiliations School of Business Administration, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Inner Mongolia Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-7852

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• Jian Gao,

  Roles Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Transportation Institute, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

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• Chenxi Feng

  Roles Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Transportation Institute, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

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