Market thickness in online food delivery platforms: The impact of food processing times
Problem definition: Online food delivery (OFD) platforms have witnessed rapid global
expansion, partly driven by shifts in consumer behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic …
expansion, partly driven by shifts in consumer behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic …
Randomized FIFO mechanisms
We study the matching of jobs to workers in a queue, eg a ridesharing platform dispatching
drivers to pick up riders at an airport. Under FIFO dispatching, the heterogeneity in trip …
drivers to pick up riders at an airport. Under FIFO dispatching, the heterogeneity in trip …
The cost of impatience in dynamic matching: Scaling laws and operating regimes
A Kohlenberg, I Gurvich - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
We study matching queues with abandonment. The simplest of these is the two-sided queue
with servers on one side and customers on the other, both arriving dynamically over time …
with servers on one side and customers on the other, both arriving dynamically over time …
Matched queues with flexible and impatient customers
HL Liu, QL Li - Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we consider a double-ended queue with First-Come-First-Match discipline
(also known as matched queues) under customers' flexible and impatient behaviors. Such a …
(also known as matched queues) under customers' flexible and impatient behaviors. Such a …
[PDF][PDF] Decentralized or centralized control of online service platforms: Who should set prices
Online service platforms that enable customers to connect with a large population of
independent servers have been successfully developed in many sectors, including …
independent servers have been successfully developed in many sectors, including …
Pricing control and regulation on online service platforms
Online service platforms enable customers to connect with a large population of
independent servers and operate successfully in many sectors, including transportation …
independent servers and operate successfully in many sectors, including transportation …
Efficient Algorithms for Stochastic Ride-Pooling Assignment with Mixed Fleets
Ride-pooling, which accommodates multiple passenger requests in a single trip, has the
potential to substantially enhance the throughput of mobility-on-demand (MoD) systems …
potential to substantially enhance the throughput of mobility-on-demand (MoD) systems …
Iterative Network Pricing for Ridesharing Platforms
C Yu, H Ma - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.08392, 2023 - arxiv.org
Ridesharing platforms match riders and drivers, using dynamic pricing to balance supply
and demand. The origin-based" surge pricing", however, does not take into consideration …
and demand. The origin-based" surge pricing", however, does not take into consideration …
Price cycles in ridesharing platforms
In ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft, it is observed that drivers sometimes
collaboratively go offline when the price is low, and then return after the price has risen due …
collaboratively go offline when the price is low, and then return after the price has risen due …
Dynamic Pricing Provides Robust Equilibria in Stochastic Ride-Sharing Networks
Ridesharing markets are complex: drivers are strategic, rider demand and driver availability
are stochastic, and complex city-scale phenomena like weather induce large scale …
are stochastic, and complex city-scale phenomena like weather induce large scale …