Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers

This study assesses the value capture of a result-oriented Product-Service System offer that constitutes a post-harvest solution. Applying the reinforcement learning reward system and general linear models, we identified the Brazilian farmer's propensities to choose different products and servi...

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Main Authors: Fernando Henrique Lermen, Vera Lúcia Milani Martins, Marcia Elisa Echeveste, Filipe Ribeiro, Carla Beatriz da Luz Peralta, José Luis Duarte Ribeiro
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317323000641
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author Fernando Henrique Lermen
Vera Lúcia Milani Martins
Marcia Elisa Echeveste
Filipe Ribeiro
Carla Beatriz da Luz Peralta
José Luis Duarte Ribeiro
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description This study assesses the value capture of a result-oriented Product-Service System offer that constitutes a post-harvest solution. Applying the reinforcement learning reward system and general linear models, we identified the Brazilian farmer's propensities to choose different products and services from the proposed system. Reinforcement learning enables one to understand the choice process by rewarding the attributes selected and applying penalties to those not chosen. Regarding product options, farmers' most valued attributes were extended capacity, fixed installation, automatic dryer, and CO2 emission control, considering the investigated system. Regarding service options, the farmers opted for maintenance plans, performance reports, no photovoltaic energy, and purchase over the rental modality. These results assist managers through a reward learning system that constantly updates the value assigned by farmers to product and service attributes. They allow real-time visualization of changes in farmers' preferences regarding the product-service system configurations.
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spelling doaj-art-186e9845e7214be581d46075f54a38632024-12-11T05:56:34ZengElsevierInformation Processing in Agriculture2214-31732024-12-01114499511Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offersFernando Henrique Lermen0Vera Lúcia Milani Martins1Marcia Elisa Echeveste2Filipe Ribeiro3Carla Beatriz da Luz Peralta4José Luis Duarte Ribeiro5Industrial Engineering Department, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, R. Comendador Correia Júnior, 117, 83203-560 Paranaguá, Brazil; Industrial Engineering Department, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Av. Arequipa 265, 15046 Lima, Peru; Corresponding author at: Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de Peru, Av. Arequipa 265, 15046, Lima, Peru.Department of Mathematics, Statistic, and Physics, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul, R. Cel. Vicente, 281, 90030-041 Porto Alegre, BrazilGraduate Program of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99, 90035-190 Porto Alegre, Brazil; Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91509-900 Porto Alegre, BrazilHP Inc., Av. Ipiranga, 6681, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, BrazilDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Pampa, Av. Maria Anunciação Gomes Godoy, 1650, 96460-000 Bagé, BrazilGraduate Program of Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99, 90035-190 Porto Alegre, BrazilThis study assesses the value capture of a result-oriented Product-Service System offer that constitutes a post-harvest solution. Applying the reinforcement learning reward system and general linear models, we identified the Brazilian farmer's propensities to choose different products and services from the proposed system. Reinforcement learning enables one to understand the choice process by rewarding the attributes selected and applying penalties to those not chosen. Regarding product options, farmers' most valued attributes were extended capacity, fixed installation, automatic dryer, and CO2 emission control, considering the investigated system. Regarding service options, the farmers opted for maintenance plans, performance reports, no photovoltaic energy, and purchase over the rental modality. These results assist managers through a reward learning system that constantly updates the value assigned by farmers to product and service attributes. They allow real-time visualization of changes in farmers' preferences regarding the product-service system configurations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317323000641Product-service systemAgricultureValue captureChoice experimentsReinforcement learning
spellingShingle Fernando Henrique Lermen
Vera Lúcia Milani Martins
Marcia Elisa Echeveste
Filipe Ribeiro
Carla Beatriz da Luz Peralta
José Luis Duarte Ribeiro
Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
Information Processing in Agriculture
Product-service system
Agriculture
Value capture
Choice experiments
Reinforcement learning
title Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
title_full Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
title_fullStr Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
title_full_unstemmed Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
title_short Reinforcement Learning system to capture value from Brazilian post-harvest offers
title_sort reinforcement learning system to capture value from brazilian post harvest offers
topic Product-service system
Agriculture
Value capture
Choice experiments
Reinforcement learning
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317323000641
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