MCDM Problems in Rabobank Nederland

In The Netherlands there are nearly 1000 Rabo Banks each operating in its own geographical region completely independent of the others. All these Rabo Banks together have founded a cooperation that takes care of that part of banking business that can be handled more efficiently by a central (and larger) organisation, such as foreign affairs, high risk investments, money market transactions and automation. As a consequence of this organisational scheme, the central organisation, called Rabobank Nederland, should be considered as a daughter of 1000 mothers, which is essentially different from the rather common construction in which the central organisation is the mother of a number of daughters. Thus, Rabobank Nederland is limited in its possibilities to manage and direct the consolidated corporation.