On a multiple priorities matching system with heterogeneous delay sensitive individuals
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Highlights：
• We study on the two-stage equilibrium strategies of heterogeneous delay sensitive individuals in matching systems. The non-atomic continuous and atomic discrete types of customers are discussed respectively.
• We apply the sequential approach to characterize the two-stage equilibrium of such matching system specifically.
• The study demonstrates that the delay sensitivities of incoming ones and balking ones at equilibrium are separated by a certain threshold.
• We find that the higher the fundamental payment, the more additional fees each incoming customer is willing to pay, except for the least delay-sensitive customers.
• The particle swarm algorithm is applied to obtain the optimal social benefit, along with the optimal combination of admission fees.
摘要
•We study on the two-stage equilibrium strategies of heterogeneous delay sensitive individuals in matching systems. The non-atomic continuous and atomic discrete types of customers are discussed respectively.•We apply the sequential approach to characterize the two-stage equilibrium of such matching system specifically.•The study demonstrates that the delay sensitivities of incoming ones and balking ones at equilibrium are separated by a certain threshold.•We find that the higher the fundamental payment, the more additional fees each incoming customer is willing to pay, except for the least delay-sensitive customers.•The particle swarm algorithm is applied to obtain the optimal social benefit, along with the optimal combination of admission fees.
论文关键词：Matching queueing system,Heterogeneity in delay sensitivity,Two-stage strategy,Non-atomic continuous,Atomic discrete type,Particle swarm algorithm
论文评审过程：Received 27 October 2020, Revised 30 November 2020, Accepted 3 December 2020, Available online 21 December 2020, Version of Record 21 December 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2020.125873
