| dc.description.abstract | Today's economy represents a shift in which consumers buy fewer and share more, a large-scale
restructuring that will likely change the way we do business in the future. Smartphone apps that
use the sharing business model are quite popular, such as Grab, Uber, and Tiki for e-commerce,
and so on. These services help society as a whole as well as the corporation. Its popularity has
generated huge revenue for both service providers and end users. The Sharing Business Model,
or Sharing Economy, says "What is mine is yours, for a fee" (The Economist) and is growing
increasingly popular across all types of assets: apartments, vehicles, transit, tools, and toys.
Sharing was named one of the "10 ideas that will change the world" in 2011. The platform
provider's most typical business plan is to charge a service fee for the matchmaking function.
My thesis involves developing a web/mobile application that provides a shared business service,
especially a taxi-transportation booking model. The initial concept behind this approach was to
summon a cab and bill it based on the distance traveled. But then I want to make it a little more
special by using a home furniture delivery service like the ones in Vietnam. Furthermore, the
trip consolidation feature may be used by a number of users with nearby pick-up and drop-off
sites. Furthermore, it is feasible to design more intelligent features to assist users and drivers
more simply: online chat, calling, driver reviews, and so on. | en_US |
