Managing Transportation Capacity

A device, system, and method manages a transportation capacity. The method performed at a capacity server includes receiving transportation information from transportation providers in a region, the transportation information comprising transportation options, each transportation option having a res...

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Hauptverfasser: Dunsky, Ron, Barry, James
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A device, system, and method manages a transportation capacity. The method performed at a capacity server includes receiving transportation information from transportation providers in a region, the transportation information comprising transportation options, each transportation option having a respective supply, the supply corresponding to an available remaining occupancy. The method includes determining a respective demand for each transportation option based on respective requests for the transportation options. The method includes determining a regional transportation capacity based on the supply and the demand, the regional transportation capacity indicating a distribution of an overall load in the region to the transportation options. The method includes determining a respective regional efficiency value for each transportation option based on the regional transportation capacity. The method includes generating an availability menu of the transportation options, each transportation option has a characteristic modified based on the respective regional efficiency value.