0410802 20240103182240.220060210235959.9 3-7908-1451-2 Heidelberg Physica Verlag 2002 29 s. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. 252-280SrivastavaR. P.MockT. J. possibility theory multidimensional models applications cav_un_auth*0101118 Jiroušek Radim UTIA-B Department of Decision Making Theory Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v. v. i. cav_un_auth*0101223 Vejnarová Jiřina UTIA-B Department of Decision Making Theory Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v. v. i. cav_un_auth*0212897 Gemela J. CZ 12A GA201/98/1487 GA ČR cav_un_auth*0005923 VS96008 GA MŠk cav_un_auth*0025049 CEZ:AV0Z1075907 The main part of the paper describes a new way how to define possibilistic belief networks as a sequence of low-dimensonal distributions connected by operators of composition. To make this nonstandard technique better comprehensible, it introduces an extended motivation part explaining the basic notions on a simple (probabilistic) example. The paper is concluded by a lucid example of application of the apparatus for fundamental analysis of engineering enterprices. BA MTR http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0130889 UTIA-B 20020016 2002 2002 Heidelberg Physica Verlag 3-7908-1451-2 Belief Functions in Business Decisions 252 280 Srivastava R. P. 340 Mock T. J. 340