Distributed decision making is described in this book from a hierarchical perspective. A unified approach allows to treat such seemingly diverse fields as multi-level decision making, hierarchical production planning, principal agent theory, hierarchical negotiations, and dynamic games within...

Distributed decision making (DDM) has become of increasing importance in quantitative decision analysis. In applications like supply chain management, service operations, or managerial accounting, DDM has led to a paradigm shift. The book provides a unified approach to such seemingly diverse...

Some Modelling Theoretic Remarks on Multi-Stage Production Planning -- Inventory — Production and Distribution Systems -- Two-Stage Production Planning in a Dynamic Environment -- Overview of a Stock Allocation Model for a Two-Echelon Push System Having Identical Units at the Lower Echelon --...