scholarly journals Optimization of goods relocation in urban store networks with an incentive strategy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartolomeo Silvestri ◽  
Michele Roccotelli ◽  
Raffaello Pio Iavaniglio ◽  
Luigi Ranieri
Keyword(s):  
Incentive Strategy

Mini-max incentive strategy for leader–follower games under uncertain dynamics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Celeste Rodríguez-Carreón ◽  
Manuel Jiménez-Lizárraga ◽  
César Emilio Villarreal ◽  
Ignacio Quiroz-Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Uncertain Dynamics ◽  
Incentive Strategy

scholarly journals A Move-A-Thon Event: A Workplace Demonstration of a Proposed Alternative Strategy to Incentivize Workers to Engage in Physical Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Susan Reutman ◽  
Renee Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Worksite Health Promotion ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Charitable Donation ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Incentive Strategy

Motivating employees to increase their physical activity is a health promotion challenge. A Move-A-Thon (MAT) event approach was implemented as an alternative incentive to help workers to optimize their physical activity levels. We implemented a demonstration project in which workers were incentivized for their participation through monetized donations to charity. Their steps were monitored over the 2-week demonstration period. The MAT goal was for participants to achieve a minimum of 3,000 daily steps for 2 weeks, for which they could earn a total donation of up to US$20. Participants walking at least once with up to five different “exercise buddies” could earn up to US$2 more per buddy for donation. Of 10 workers invited, nine enrolled and eight completed participation by logging their monitored steps across an average of 13.75 full MAT participation days. Participants averaged 9,330.8 steps per day—more than triple the lower threshold required for a maximum US$20 charitable donation. The eight participants walked with a total of 21 “exercise buddies.” They were receptive to future MAT events of longer duration. In total, the monetized donation to charity made by those eight participants was US$202. The MAT event participants were successful at promoting physical activity among a small group of workers for 2 weeks. Future worksite health promotion projects with this type of incentive strategy are indicated.

scholarly journals The User Participation Incentive Mechanism of Mobile Crowdsensing Network Based on User Threshold

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hua Su ◽  
Qianqian Wu ◽  
Xuemei Sun ◽  
Ning Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Incentive Mechanism ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Processing Efficiency ◽  
Mobile Crowdsensing ◽  
Budget Control ◽  
Experiment Validation ◽  
Incentive Strategies ◽  
Incentive Strategy

Mobile crowdsensing (MCS) network means completing large-scale and complex sensing tasks in virtue of the mobile devices of ordinary users. Therefore, sufficient user participation plays a basic role in MCS. On the basis of studying and analyzing the strategy of user participation incentive mechanism, this paper proposes the user threshold-based cognition incentive strategy against the shortcomings of existing incentive strategies, such as task processing efficiency and budget control. The user threshold and the budget of processing subtasks are set at the very beginning. The platform selects the user set with the lowest threshold, and the best user for processing tasks according to users’ budget. The incentive cost of the corresponding users is calculated based on the user threshold at last. In conclusion, through the experiment validation and comparison with the existing user participation incentive mechanism, it was found that the user threshold-based incentive strategy is advantageous in improving the proportion of task completion and reducing the platform’s budget cost.

A socially aware incentive strategy for encouraging residential solar uptake in Brunei

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harshad Khadilkar ◽  
Pratyush Kumar ◽  
Subendhu Rongali ◽  
Sampath Dechu ◽  
Mohammad Iskandarbin Pg Hj Petra
Keyword(s):  
Incentive Strategy

Consumers’ satisfaction with online group buying – an incentive strategy

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiu-Wan HUNG ◽  
Min-Jhih Cheng ◽  
Shiu-Chun Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Buying ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Incentive Strategies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Incentive Strategy ◽  
Online Group

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose that online group buying is different from the traditional purchase model in that an aggregation of purchases on the internet can lead sellers to adopt various bargaining strategies. When buyers and sellers do not have the opportunity to meet face to face, consumer satisfaction is an important consideration for sellers. Design/methodology/approach – This study investigates the influence of sellers’ strategies for offering bargains on consumers’ satisfaction, considering buyers’ characteristics and involvement. Data are analyzed by employing the multivariate analysis of variance. Findings – The results demonstrate that the stage decreasing range strategy results in the highest level of consumer satisfaction with online group buying. In addition, consumers’ cognitive style, computer self-efficacy and involvement have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between incentive strategy and consumer satisfaction. Practical implications – The findings show that for group buying consumers, stage decreasing range strategy reveals certain advantages, such as a short waiting time for gathering group buyers. Enterprises or online sellers that propose special offers for online group buying as part of their competitive strategy should consider the stage decreasing range strategy. Moreover, enterprises and sellers can adjust their operations according to consumers’ individual characteristics and construct good relationships in online group buying. Originality/value – This study has investigated the influence of incentive strategies for offering bargains in online transactions on consumer’s satisfaction. The results of this study will provide some guidelines for managers of the e-retailing firms to maximize their abilities in terms of marketing activities.

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