Data-Driven Competitor-Aware Positioning in On-Demand Vehicle Rental Networks
| Autor: | Micha Kahlen, Alok Gupta, Thomas Lee, Karsten Schroer, Wolfgang Ketter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Profit (accounting) Polymers and Plastics Operations research Computer science Online machine learning Context (language use) Competitor analysis Competitive advantage Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Supply and demand Perfect competition Profitability index Business and International Management |
| Zdroj: | SSRN Electronic Journal. |
| ISSN: | 1556-5068 |
| Popis: | We study a novel operational problem that considers vehicle positioning in on-demand rental networks such as carsharing in the wider context of a competitive market in which users select vehicles based on access. Existing approaches consider networks in isolation; our competitor-aware model takes supply situations of competing networks into account. We combine online machine learning to predict market-level demand and supply with dynamic mixed integer non-linear programming (MINLP). For evaluation we use discrete event simulation based on real-world data from Car2Go and DriveNow. Our model outperforms conventional models that consider the fleet in isolation by a factor of 2 in terms of profit improvements. In the case we study, the highest theoretical profit improvements of 7.5\% are achieved with a dynamic model. Operators of on-demand rental networks can use our model under existing market conditions to build a profitable competitive advantage by optimizing access for consumers without the need for fleet expansion. Model effectiveness increases further in realistic scenarios of fleet expansion and demand growth. Our model accommodates rising demand, defends against competitors' fleet expansion and enhances the profitability of own fleet expansions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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