Let's throw a dose of reality in now:
If you could only allocate drivers on a minimum 8-hour shift basis and you could increase hourly drivers by 20% over the supply listed, how would that change your allocation strategy above?
Please do the following:
1. Explain your methodology for reallocation
2. Suggest the results you expect to result
3. How would you manage a fleet of drivers to do what you want?
Here's a description of the variables:
Compl = the number of completed trips
Eyes = the unique number of people who opened the Uber app
Zeroes = the unique number of people who opened the Uber app but when they did so they saw no cars available. A zero can occur because there is not enough supply (drivers) on the road or because the person looking at the Uber app isn't within a certain mileage range of the available cars.
Avail Drivers = number of drivers on the Uber network in total (receiving either commission or hourly payment)
Hourly = number of drivers on the Uber network receiving hourly payment
So, for example, from this data:
At 7am on May 16th, 6 people opened the Uber app and all of those folks saw cars available (0 zeros). We completed 1 trip. And, we had 6 drivers on the system of which 6 were scheduled and paid hourly. We had no drivers at that hour on the system out of their own free will. In contrast, at 8pm, we had 6 hourly drivers and 2 commission drivers.
Assuming you had hour-by-hour control of hourly drivers, how would you reallocate (not increase - just reallocate) the current supply of hourly drivers (given you have no control over commission hours) to better serve demand?
Please do the following:
1. Describe the metrics you would use to drive this decision
2. Explain your methodology for reallocation
3. Give a brief summary of your reallocation (please give specific examples)
4. Suggest the results you expect to result (please give specific examples)
