New Theory
We propose to extend the theory of supernetworks to a new dimension by incorporating the following new features:
The framework will handle multiple tiers of multicriteria decision-makers on multiple levels of networks in order to represent not only the abstraction of the decisions but also competition, cooperation, and interrelationships.
Risk will be an explicit criterion to be minimized with appropriate associated weights selected by the decision-makers in order that they may trade-off this criterion versus others.
We will include uncertainty into the underlying production, demand, and cost functions.
We will develop appropriate benchmarks to measure the status of the system.
We will develop tools for sensitivity analysis to allow for the measurement of the effects of various changes in the data.