A method for managing a plurality of device-exchange stations , the method comprising: receiving empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices from each of the plurality of device-exchange stations in an initial time period , the empirical information comprising weighting values; determining a target time period ; identifying a plurality of reference factors corresponding to each of the plurality device-exchange stations in the target time period, wherein the reference factors comprise multiple characteristics and combinations of the characteristics wherein the characteristics comprise at least one of: station identification, time, locations of the plurality of device-exchange stations , environmental conditions and events, and wherein the identified reference factors are associated with the weighting values; determining demand information during the target time period for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on the identified reference factors corresponding to each of the device-exchange stations and weighting values, wherein the target time period is later than the initial time period ; and forming a plurality of charging plans for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations according to demand information during the target time period , calculating a predicted exchange number of exchangeable energy storage devices for a first device-exchange station during the target time period; receiving an actual exchange number of energy storage devices of the first device-exchange station in the target time period; analyzing the actual exchange number and a predicted exchange number of energy storage devices of the first device-exchange station in the target time period; and updating the weighting values corresponding to each of the identified reference factors according to the analyzed result. receiving empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices from each of the plurality of device-exchange stations in an initial time period , the empirical information comprising weighting values; determining a target time period ; identifying a plurality of reference factors corresponding to each of the plurality device-exchange stations in the target time period, wherein the reference factors comprise multiple characteristics and combinations of the characteristics wherein the characteristics comprise at least one of: station identification, time, locations of the plurality of device-exchange stations , environmental conditions and events, and wherein the identified reference factors are associated with the weighting values; station identification, time, locations of the plurality of device-exchange stations , environmental conditions and events, and wherein the identified reference factors are associated with the weighting values; determining demand information during the target time period for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on the identified reference factors corresponding to each of the device-exchange stations and weighting values, wherein the target time period is later than the initial time period ; and forming a plurality of charging plans for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations according to demand information during the target time period , calculating a predicted exchange number of exchangeable energy storage devices for a first device-exchange station during the target time period; receiving an actual exchange number of energy storage devices of the first device-exchange station in the target time period; analyzing the actual exchange number and a predicted exchange number of energy storage devices of the first device-exchange station in the target time period; and updating the weighting values corresponding to each of the identified reference factors according to the analyzed result. <EOS>