Meituan’s Real-Time Intelligent Dispatching Algorithms Build the World’s Largest Minute-Level Delivery Network

Abstract

Over the past decade, Meituan, China’s premier online food delivery (OFD) platform, has witnessed remarkable growth. Central to this expansion is its state-of-the-art real-time intelligent dispatch system. This advanced system harnesses the power of operations research and machine learning algorithms to fine-tune order assignments, simultaneously addressing the needs of consumers, couriers, merchants, and the platform itself.