Distributed Decision Making

Distributed decision making DDM has become of increasing importance inquantitative decision analysis. In applications like supply chain managementservice operat... » 

Distributed decision making DDM has become of increasing importance inquantitative decision analysis. In applications like supply chain managementservice operations or managerial accounting DDM has led to a paradigm shift.The book provides a unified approach to such seemingly diverse fields as multilevel stochastic programming hierarchical production planning principal agenttheory negotiations or contract theory. Different settings like multileveloneperson decision problems multiperson antagonistic planning andleadership situations are covered. Numerous examples and reallife planningcases illustrate the concepts. The new edition has been considerably expandedby additional chapters on supply chain management service operations andmultiagent systems. «