Communications server apparatus and method for allocating resources to service requests related to a shared economy on-demand service or asset provision

A communications server apparatus, and associated method, for allocating resources to service requests related to a shared economy on demand service or asset provision, the communications server apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, and being configured, under the control of the processor, to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive a plurality of service requests, each service request comprising data representative of a service or asset requested and a delivery time at or by which said service or asset is required; determine, in respect of each said service request, a lead time comprising a time period between a time at which a respective service request is received and the associated delivery time; compare each said lead time with a predetermined threshold, and define each respective lead time as high if it is greater than the predetermined threshold and low if it is less than the predetermined threshold; receive resource data comprising data representative of available resources capabl