Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow

The rise of ride-hailing services has brought new riding experiences for passengers and exerted a profound impact on the traditional taxi market. To enhance patrol efficiency, increase revenue, and promote sustainable development in the taxi industry, traditional taxis have actively undergone transf...

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Main Authors: Yan Xia, Wuyong Qian, Chunyi Ji
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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description The rise of ride-hailing services has brought new riding experiences for passengers and exerted a profound impact on the traditional taxi market. To enhance patrol efficiency, increase revenue, and promote sustainable development in the taxi industry, traditional taxis have actively undergone transformation and adopted an integrated “online-offline” operating model, combining online order acceptance with offline order-taking. Meanwhile, a considerable number of orders are canceled by passengers after being accepted, leading to a waste of platform capacity, reduced order dispatch efficiency, and additional empty-running costs for drivers. This issue is particularly prominent during peak hours with order overflow. Based on the changes in taxi order acceptance during order overflow, this paper constructs a model for passenger order cancellation probability during peak hours, examines the relationship between regional order density and the proportion of offline taxi order acceptance, discusses the impact of regional order density changes on the passenger order cancellation probability and stakeholder returns, and proposes optimal order dispatch strategies for ride-hailing platforms with different order densities. Additionally, it analyzes more optimal taxi operating models under varying arrival states. The research findings provide more scientific and efficient operational recommendations for ride-hailing platforms and taxis, promoting sustainable development in the entire travel market and thereby contributing to a greener and more efficient travel environment.
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spelling doaj-art-23af750fd56648abb269f47d99f09e572025-08-20T03:43:33ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-03-01156324310.3390/app15063243Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order OverflowYan Xia0Wuyong Qian1Chunyi Ji2Business School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaBusiness School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaBusiness School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaThe rise of ride-hailing services has brought new riding experiences for passengers and exerted a profound impact on the traditional taxi market. To enhance patrol efficiency, increase revenue, and promote sustainable development in the taxi industry, traditional taxis have actively undergone transformation and adopted an integrated “online-offline” operating model, combining online order acceptance with offline order-taking. Meanwhile, a considerable number of orders are canceled by passengers after being accepted, leading to a waste of platform capacity, reduced order dispatch efficiency, and additional empty-running costs for drivers. This issue is particularly prominent during peak hours with order overflow. Based on the changes in taxi order acceptance during order overflow, this paper constructs a model for passenger order cancellation probability during peak hours, examines the relationship between regional order density and the proportion of offline taxi order acceptance, discusses the impact of regional order density changes on the passenger order cancellation probability and stakeholder returns, and proposes optimal order dispatch strategies for ride-hailing platforms with different order densities. Additionally, it analyzes more optimal taxi operating models under varying arrival states. The research findings provide more scientific and efficient operational recommendations for ride-hailing platforms and taxis, promoting sustainable development in the entire travel market and thereby contributing to a greener and more efficient travel environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/6/3243ride-hailing platformtaxiorder allocationorder overflow
spellingShingle Yan Xia
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Chunyi Ji
Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
Applied Sciences
ride-hailing platform
taxi
order allocation
order overflow
title Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
title_full Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
title_fullStr Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
title_full_unstemmed Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
title_short Research on Order Allocation Strategies for Ride-Hailing Platforms Considering Passenger Order Cancellations During Order Overflow
title_sort research on order allocation strategies for ride hailing platforms considering passenger order cancellations during order overflow
topic ride-hailing platform
taxi
order allocation
order overflow
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/6/3243
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