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Although adopting Industry 4.0 unveils great potentials in industrial landscape, interconnected supply chain will be highly affected by additional complexity in mobility, sensory systems, machines, and information [53]. Recently, a number of technologies have been standardized, and many proprietary alternatives are constantly being offered for wireless communication [54]. Wireless solutions and their heterogeneous connectivity foreseen in the context of Industry 4.0 result in increased amount of generated data, parameters, and variables in networks. Integrating novel automation systems and advanced monitoring techniques increases the overall degree of complexity in products, enterprises, and the underlying network infrastructure. For example, an industrial site is now remotely accessible through the Internet, and its generated information should be integrated for adaptive and effective decision-making. Decentralized decision-making is one possible solution to reduce complexity. Such approach is based on independent decision-making at lower layers and provides more flexibility for customized products and flexible environments. In conflicts between decision-makers at such levels, decision-making tasks are delegated and handled to other levels.