Intelligent-Based Auctions to Optimize the Commercialization of Perishable Foods in the Peruvian Traditional Retail Sector

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.