Noninferior Nash Strategies for Multi-Team Systems

Y. Liu and M. A. Simaan
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Y. Liu: The Ohio State University
M. A. Simaan: University of Pittsburgh

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 2004, vol. 120, issue 1, No 2, 29-51

Abstract: Abstract This paper is concerned with the optimization of systems that are controlled by several teams of decision makers. The decision makers within each team cooperate for the benefit of their team. On the other hand, the teams compete among themselves in order to achieve an objective that relates to the overall performance of the system. An approach that merges concepts from team theory and game theory for dealing with such systems and a solution called the noninferior Nash strategy are introduced. This multi-team solution provides a new framework for analyzing hierarchically controlled systems so as to address complicated coordination problems among the decision makers. The properties of the noninferior Nash solution in static multi-team systems are investigated and necessary conditions for its existence are derived. Analytical expressions for the noninferior Nash strategies are derived for a class of linear-quadratic static multi-team games. In order to deal with the issue of nonuniqueness of the solution, the concept of a noninferior Nash strategy with a team leader is introduced. Several examples are presented to illustrate the results.

Keywords: Multi-team systems; game theory; Nash strategies; team theory; noninferior sets; noninferior Nash strategies; noninferior Nash strategies with a leader (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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