Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering

As the core link of the “Internet + Recycling” process, the value identification of the sorting center is a great challenge due to its small and imbalanced data set. This paper utilizes transfer fuzzy c-means to improve the value assessment accuracy of the sorting center by transferring the knowledg...

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Main Authors: Cheng Cheng, Xiaoli Luan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/19/7629
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description As the core link of the “Internet + Recycling” process, the value identification of the sorting center is a great challenge due to its small and imbalanced data set. This paper utilizes transfer fuzzy c-means to improve the value assessment accuracy of the sorting center by transferring the knowledge of customers clustering. To ensure the transfer effect, an inter-class balanced data selection method is proposed to select a balanced and more qualified subset of the source domain. Furthermore, an improved <i>RFM</i> (Recency, Frequency, and Monetary) model, named <i>GFMR</i> (Gap, Frequency, Monetary, and Repeat), has been presented to attain a more reasonable attribute description for sorting centers and consumers. The application in the field of electronic waste recycling shows the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed method.
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spelling doaj.art-139f2cc4916f4ea9abcfc6d2f34e84b42023-11-23T21:52:17ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-10-012219762910.3390/s22197629Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer ClusteringCheng Cheng0Xiaoli Luan1Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaAs the core link of the “Internet + Recycling” process, the value identification of the sorting center is a great challenge due to its small and imbalanced data set. This paper utilizes transfer fuzzy c-means to improve the value assessment accuracy of the sorting center by transferring the knowledge of customers clustering. To ensure the transfer effect, an inter-class balanced data selection method is proposed to select a balanced and more qualified subset of the source domain. Furthermore, an improved <i>RFM</i> (Recency, Frequency, and Monetary) model, named <i>GFMR</i> (Gap, Frequency, Monetary, and Repeat), has been presented to attain a more reasonable attribute description for sorting centers and consumers. The application in the field of electronic waste recycling shows the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed method.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/19/7629value identificationtransfer clusteringinter-class balanced data selection<i>GFMR</i> modelInternet + Recycling
spellingShingle Cheng Cheng
Xiaoli Luan
Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
Sensors
value identification
transfer clustering
inter-class balanced data selection
<i>GFMR</i> model
Internet + Recycling
title Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
title_full Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
title_fullStr Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
title_full_unstemmed Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
title_short Sorting Center Value Identification of “Internet + Recycling” Based on Transfer Clustering
title_sort sorting center value identification of internet recycling based on transfer clustering
topic value identification
transfer clustering
inter-class balanced data selection
<i>GFMR</i> model
Internet + Recycling
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/19/7629
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