Processing apparatus and method for determining a measure of supply-demand balance for transport-related services

A processing apparatus for determining a measure of supply-demand balance for transport-related services, comprising a processor and a memory, the processing apparatus being configured, under control of the processor to execute instructions in the memory to:

• generate, based on a demand for the transport-related services at a defined geographical area by service users over a defined time period and a supply of service providers for the transport-related services at the defined geographical area over the defined time period, in one or more data records,
• first demand data indicative of a first user number count of service users with bookings for the transport-related services;
• second demand data indicative of a second user number count of service users, out of the first user number count, with the bookings and allocated with service providers;
• first metric data indicative of a first ratio defined by the second user number count to the first user number count;
• first supply data indicative of a first provider number count of service providers that are available during the defined time period for the transport-related services;
• second supply data indicative of a second provider number count of service providers, out of the first provider number count, that become unavailable by the end of the defined time period as a result of accepting at least a portion of the bookings;
• second metric data indicative of a second ratio defined by the second provider number count to the first provider number count;
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• score data indicative of a score indicator for determining the measure of supply-demand balance for the defined geographical area, the score indicator being computed based on the first ratio and the second ratio.