Table 1.
The summary of literature and factors addressed by our study.
Fig 1.
Schematic diagram of the operating model.
Table 2.
Parameter values of numerical simulations.
Fig 2.
Distribution of f intervals in Self-operated model.
Fig 3.
Distribution of f intervals in the commission-based model.
Fig 4.
Impact of differences in consumer quality perception on platform profit when platforms make simultaneous decisions.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).
Fig 5.
Impact of differences in consumer quality perception on platform profit when platforms make sequential decisions.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).
Fig 6.
Impact of differences in consumer quality perception on manufacturer’s profitability when platforms make simultaneous decisions.
Fig 7.
Impact of differences in consumer quality perception on manufacturers’ profitability at platform sequential decision making.
Fig 8.
Operating mode selection for simultaneous decision making by the platform.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).
Fig 9.
Leader platform operation mode selection when the platform makes successive decisions.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).
Fig 10.
Follower platform operation mode selection when the platform makes successive decisions.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).
Fig 11.
Platform operation mode selection.
(“─”indicates the platform profit in the com-mission-based model, “┄” indicates the platform profit in the self-managed model).