We examine how the government and the market affect firm's pollution abatement efforts, i.e. firm's efforts to reduce its pollution emission. The way for the government to control firm's pollution is to impose penalty, whereas the consumers (the market) make their purchasing decision by taking...

This book focuses on the applications of optimal control theory to operations strategy and supply chain management. It emphasizes the importance of optimal control theory as a tool to analyze and understand fundamental issues in the respective fields. Delving deeper, the book also elaborates on...