Intelligent-Based Auctions to Optimize the Commercialization of Perishable Foods in the Peruvian Traditional Retail Sector
Received: 26 December 2025 | Revised: 2 February 2026, 14 February 2026, 16 February 2026, and 19 February 2026 | Accepted: 22 February 2026 | Online: 4 April 2026
Corresponding author: Juan M. Lopez
Abstract
In the Peruvian traditional retail sector, the waste of perishable goods results in significant economic and environmental losses. This paper presents a mobile application that integrates competitive auctions and a Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) agent to accelerate the sale of products approaching expiry. During a controlled deployment spanning four weeks (April 14-May 8, 2025), involving 10 participants, 30 products were auctioned, and 19 were sold, preventing 54.90 kg of food waste. The average time required to sell was 2 h and 40 min, and the final price varied by -5% compared to the baseline. Usability outcomes were positive, System Usability Scale (SUS) was 80 for sellers and 71.5 for buyers, with an agent rating of 4.6/5 and a reuse intention of 90%. The results demonstrate technical and functional feasibility in low-digitalization contexts, encouraging further extensive studies.
Keywords:
food waste, mobile application, BDI agent, auctions, traditional retail, Peru, usability, adoptionDownloads
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