Hierarchical decomposition heuristic for scheduling: Coordinated reasoning for decentralized and distributed decision-making problems

This paper presents a new technique for decomposing and rationalizing large decision-making problems into a common and consistent framework. We call this the hierarchical decomposition heuristic (HDH) which focuses on obtaining “globally feasible” solutions to the overall problem, i.e., solutions which are feasible for all decision-making elements in a system. The HDH is primarily intended to be applied as a standalone tool for managing a …