Dynamic Driver Allocation Under Latent Demand Regimes: Indexability of a Partially Observed Markov Decision Process

Pedro Cesar Lopes Gerum, Jiong Liu, Ellen Bernal Cavalheiro +2

Quick-commerce dark stores dispatch e-grocery orders within 15 to 30 minutes, so operators such as Getir, Glovo, and GoPuff must commit drivers before orders arrive. Demand follows…