Cooperative and Noncooperative Multi-Level Programming (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)

To derive rational and convincible solutions to practical decision making problems in complex and hierarchical human organizations, the decision making problems are formulated as relevant mathematical programming problems which are solved by developing optimization techniques so as to exploit characteristics or structural features of the formulated problems. In particular, for resolving con?ict in decision making in hierarchical managerial or public organizations, the multi level formula tion of the mathematical programming problems has been often employed together with the solution concept of Stackelberg equilibrium. However, weconceivethatapairoftheconventionalformulationandthesolution concept is not always suf?cient to cope with a large variety of decision making situations in actual hierarchical organizations. The following issues should be taken into consideration in expression and formulation of decision making problems. Informulationofmathematicalprogrammingproblems, itistacitlysupposedthat decisions are made by a single person while game theory deals with economic be havior of multiple decision makers with fully rational judgment. Because two level mathematical programming problems are interpreted as static Stackelberg games, multi level mathematical programming is relevant to noncooperative game theory; in conventional multi level mathematical programming models employing the so lution concept of Stackelberg equilibrium, it is assumed that there is no communi cation among decision makers, or they do not make any binding agreement even if there exists such communication. However, for decision making problems in such as decentralized large ?rms with divisional independence, it is quite natural to sup pose that there exists communication and some cooperative relationship among the decision maker

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series, 48
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Masatoshi Sakawa • Ichiro Nishizaki
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-0675-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Econometrics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematics for scientists & engineers Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Computer aided design (CAD) Promotions
LSN:	1-4419-0675-4
Barcode:	9781441906755

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