Explainability

A gradient-boosted surrogate learns the optimiser's utility surface. SHAP shows which factors matter overall and for each product; LIME fits a small local model around one decision to confirm the story.

Global SHAP importance

Mean absolute contribution across all price options.

Surrogate fit quality (R²): 0.9999

Pick a product

Why (Kaju) Cashew Nuts (W-210) is priced at ₹925

Price raised by ₹43 to ₹925 — driven mostly by price vs baseline; margin 33.0%, sell-through 25%.

Margin
33.0%
Sell-through
25%
Expected profit
₹4,355
Expected waste
7.3

SHAP — local contributions

Push toward (green) or away from (blue) this price.

LIME — local linear fit

A simple model fitted around this decision only.