Publisher's Synopsis
The authors provide a uniformed framework for integrating the hierarchical and multiobjective approaches to large scale computer systems. They focus on three key aspects - theory, methodology and applications.;The volume is useful as a teaching tool as each hierarchical concept is first introduced under single-objective conditions, before being incorporated into the multiobjective framework. It is a manual for graduates and researchers in systems analysis, operations research, design engineering, planning and decision making.
