Abstract: A communications server apparatus, and associated method, for allocating resources to service requests related to a shared economy on demand service or asset provision, the communications server apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, and being configured, under the control of the processor, to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive a plurality of service requests, each service request comprising data representative of a service or asset requested and a delivery time at or by which said service or asset is required; determine, in respect of each said service request, a lead time comprising a time period between a time at which a respective service request is received and the associated delivery time; compare each said lead time with a predetermined threshold, and define each respective lead time as high if it is greater than the predetermined threshold and low if it is less than the predetermined threshold; receive resource data comprising data representative of available resources capabl

Abstract: Aspects concern an allocation system (100), comprising a receiving unit (114) configured to receive a delivery order having a cash flow value of cash money and configured to determine cash on hand value of a plurality of delivery drivers (DD), respectively, a subset (132, 134, 136) generator unit (116), communicatively coupled with the receiving unit (114), configured to generate at least a subset (132, 134, 136) of the plurality of delivery drivers (DD) based on the cash flow value of the delivery order and the cash on hand value of each delivery driver (DD); and a transmitter unit (118) configured to transmit the delivery order only to the delivery drivers of the subset (132, 134, 136).