Figure 3
The diagram is a two-dimensional plot titled “Optimal theta asterisk under Central Kitchen Strategy.” The horizontal axis is labeled “delta (Sensitivity to Inconsistency)” and ranges from 0 to 2 with an interval of 0.25. The vertical axis is labeled “theta asterisk (Optimal Consistency Level)” and ranges from 0 to 1 with an interval of 0.2. The dashed lines are gray and labeled in the legend as “Boundary Left” and “Boundary Right.” The legend in the bottom right corner also distinguishes the curve colors by their corresponding coverage categories, with the orange solid line representing “Partial Market Coverage” and the blue solid line representing “Full Market Coverage.” The plot features a continuous curve that starts at the origin and increases steadily across the entire domain, ending at the top right at (2, 1), and changes color at two vertical dashed lines. The curve is orange in the central portion of the graph and is labeled “Partial Market Coverage” in matching orange text. This segment begins just after the first vertical dashed line and ends just before the second dashed line. Outside of this middle range, the curve is blue, with the label “Full Market Coverage” appearing above the right-side blue segment. The transition between the segments is smooth and continuous. The first vertical dashed line is positioned nearly at 0.13, while the second vertical dashed line is positioned nearly at 0.825. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Optimal θ* under central kitchen strategy. Source: Authors’ own work