scholarly journals Firms' Technological Capabilities toward the Introduction of Industry 4.0: The Case of Supplier Firms in the Indonesia Automotive Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-105
Author(s):  
Tri Wisnuasih Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Technological Capabilities ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Firms

The purpose of this article examines changes in the technological capabilities of the supplier firms in the automotive sector after the introduction of Industry 4.0. The Industry 4.0 policy has recently been introduced to revive the manufacturing industry and promote competitiveness in the global market. Questionnaire data were collected from 32 supplier firms of the automotive component industry in Indonesia. The questionnaire was designed to measure variables, including production, investment, innovation, and linkage capabilities. The result shows that the Indonesian supplier firms, mainly large firms, are engaged in Industry 4.0, which affects their capabilities. Production capabilities have been improved among most firms, including large, small, and medium enterprises. There is an improvement in the volume of production and the quality of products. However, Indonesian small and medium firms acknowledged the limitation of investment and innovation capabilities. Compared with large firms, small and medium firms have limited resources that hinder them from investing in technology or human capital. During the introduction of advanced technologies, supplier firms' linkage relationship and their customers remain relatively stagnant. Moreover, in terms of linkages, in which the arrangement between assemblers and suppliers has been set, the automotive firms are highly independent.

scholarly journals PEMUDA (PENGE MBANGAN MITRA UMKM DAERAH LUNANG DUA ) STRATEGI PENGUATAN BRANDING PRODUK

Jurnal Ecogen ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Yola Yolanda ◽  
Gesang Pujaseno ◽  
Veline Patricia Damanik ◽  
Azfar Hadi Rama Yasmen ◽  
Rani Sofya
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
The Third ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
The People ◽  
Marketing Area ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Potential Customers

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)  are one of the sectors supporting the economy of the people in the Lunang II area of Pesisir Selatan Regency. MSME in the Lunang Dua area still have several problems to compete or survive in the Industry 4.0 era. The first problem were  they do not have a brand or image that is easy to recognize by potential customers. The second problem were they don’t have attractive product packaging. The third problem were they  still limited marketing area. Through the activities of the team Technology Student Creativity Program (PKM T), the team carried out educational activities to partners about the importance of the brand for the product. In an effort to improve the competitiveness of MSME, especially in the Lunang Dua area, it was carried out by branding the names of MSME partners to become the Barokah MSME which later became their own identity for local, national and international marketing. To improve the quality of product packaging, the partners of the PKMT team helped design attractive packaging and can compete with competitors' products and match the characteristics of partner products. The PKM T team also built and developed a website in the form of an online shop as a means of online sales so that it expands the market from partners, namely Barokah MSME. The team also helped make Barokah's MSME social media in the form of instagram to increase sales of partner products. To increase the usefulness of this online market for partners, the team provides web and UMKM Instagram training to partners. The Barokah MSME brand and the improvement of product packaging quality and the existence of an online shop that can be operated easily by partners are expected to expand the marketing area of partner products and increase sales volume and improve the welfare of partners.

scholarly journals Word of Mouth, Digital Media, and Open Innovation at the Agricultural SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Tutur Wicaksono ◽  
Agus Dwi Nugroho ◽  
Zoltán Lakner ◽  
Anna Dunay ◽  
Csaba Bálint Illés
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Agricultural Markets ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Binary Logistic Model ◽  
To Receive

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must continue to combine technology and market adaptation or open innovation to sustain their business. One of these ways is to promote their products and services extensively. This study investigated the best media to promote SMEs in the local agricultural markets of Hungary. This study uses an approach of asking consumers where they receive information about SMEs and their determinants. Research questionnaires were distributed to 156 consumers who purchased agricultural products on the Budapest Central Market Hall. The data were analyzed using a binary logistic model. The studies showed that consumers obtain market information through word-of-mouth and digital media. Older consumers tend to receive information through word-of-mouth, while consumers who rarely interact with others or who are educated or foreign choose digital media. Therefore, SMEs in Hungary’s local agricultural markets have yet to focus on developing promotional activities through these two media. For the future, recommendations are given to SMEs in Hungary to maintain the quality of products and services and to develop two-way communication in digital media (e-WOM).

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN POTENSI LOKAL MASYARAKAT BANJARNEGARA MELALUI UKM BATIK DI GUMELEM, BANJARNEGARA, JAWA TENGAH

CORAK ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Retno Purwandari ◽  
Budi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Staining Technique ◽  
Local Potential ◽  
Training Design ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The One ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
And Training

Batik merupakan salah satu budaya Indonesia yang saat ini sedang menjadi salah satu pembicaraan di kancah Internasional. Mendunianya batik Indonesia tidak lepas dari peran batikbatik yang berada di seluruh nusantara, terutama batik Jawa. Salah satu kota yang masyarakatnya sudah ada yang menggeluti batik ialah Banjarnegara, khususnya di Gumelem, meskipun tidak setenar Pekalongan. Batik Gumelem ini dipengaruhi oleh batik dari wilayah Sokaraja. Dua UKM Batik yang dirangkul pengabdi sebagai wujud pengelolaan potensi lokal adalah Batik “Mirah” dan “Giat Usaha”. Dari hasil komunikasi antara perajin, pemerintah, dan pengabdi ditemukan beberapa permasalahan yang dimiliki oleh perajin, terutama faktor keterbatasan pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan alat-alat penunjang. Melalui program pengabdian masyarakat yang dilaksanakan perguruan tinggi diharapkan mampu memberikan solusi atas permasalahan perajin tersebut. Perguruan tinggi bisa lebih meningkatkan permasalahan teknis desain yang lebih laku di pasaran, teknik pewarnaan, dan manajeman produksi, sedangkan perajin lebih giat lagi meningkatkan kualitas produk dan menjalin mitra yang lebih maju untuk meningkatkan produksinya. Pemerintah daerah melalui program-programnya untuk memajukan perajin bisa memberikan kelonggaran fasilitas dalam berwirausaha. Sebagai wujud solusi dari permasalahan UKM dilaksanakan beberapa kegiatan. Pelatihan desain motif batik secara manual diharapkan merangsang perajin lebih kreatif menciptakan motif batik bernuansa kekhasan lingkungan Gumelem, Banjarnegara. Pelatihan desain motif batik berbasis komputer ditujukan untuk mempermudah proses mendesain supaya lebih cepat dan kreatif. Pembuatan cap batik kayu dan pelatihan menggunakannya diharapkan mampu membekali perajin supaya lebih bisa meningkatkan produksinya dengan mengenalkan teknik cap batik yang memiliki kekhasan dibanding cap batik tembaga.Kata Kunci: potensi lokal; UKM Batik; Gumelem, Banjarnegara Batik is the one of Indonesian culture that being trending topic in the world recently. A global Indonesian Batik can’t ignore Batiks Nusantara role, especially Javanese Batik. The small city whose community already working Batik is Banjarnegara, actually at Gumelem, although not a well-known like Pekalongan. Gumelem batik gets influence from Sokaraja Batik. Two Batik Small and Medium Enterprises which invited as a form of management local potential are “Mirah” and “Giat Usaha” Batik. From the communication between handicraft workers, government, and volunteers, several problems were found owned by handicrafts workers, especially the lack of knowledge, skill, and supplementary equipment. Through the program of devotion the community that were held college are expected to provide solutions to the problems handicraft workers. College could further improve technical issues design more deportment in the market, staining technique, and management production, while handicraft workers harder to improve the quality of products and develop a partner that more advanced to increase production. Local government through its programs to advance handicraft workers can give a respite of facilities on business activities. As a solution of Batik Small and Medium Enterprises carried out some activities. Training design a batik manually expected to stimulate handicraft workers more creative created a batik specialties Gumelem nuance. Training design a batik based on a computer intended to ease the process design to be faster and creative. Making wood batik stamps and training to use it is expected the handicraft workers to be more easily to increase production with the introduction batik stamp technique that has unique value than copper batik stamp. Keywords: local potential; Batik Small and Medium Enterprises; Gumelem, Banjarnegara

THE MOTIVATION BEHIND SUBCONTRACTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LARGE FIRMS AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN KENYA

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Beatrice Auko Okatch ◽  
Elegwa Mukulu ◽  
Luke Oyugi
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Parts Suppliers ◽  
Selection Of

The motivation behind subcontracting relationships in the motor vehicle manufacturing The purpose of this study was to determine internal and external constraints to subcontracting arrangements between large firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry in Kenya in order to establish the reasons for the gap in those arrangements. The sector was chosen for the study because of the government’s selection of the sector to promote subcontracting arrangements between small and medium enterprises and large firms in Kenya. Secondly, the sector was chosen because of the complexity of the motor vehicle industry with one motor vehicle comprising about 10,000 component parts, all of which would be difficult for one company to manufacture in-house. The research was mainly qualitative but quantitative data was also used. Content analysis approach was used to analyze the qualitative data and descriptive statistics to analyze the quantitative data. Data was collected from two of the three motor vehicle assembles in Kenya, nine out of thirteen franchise holders and 66 of the 72 component parts suppliers who are mainly small and medium enterprises. The results indicate that the level of subcontracting that takes place in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry is minimal. This is motivated mainly by a desire to remain in the good books of the government. The big enterprises are not willing to buy component parts from local suppliers and especially not local SME suppliers mainly due to the inability of the SMEs to supply quality products to schedule, lack of local suppliers for certain parts, the proliferation of makes and models and competition from imported second hand vehicles from Japan and Europe. The proliferation of makes and models also requires frequent technological changes which both assemblers and SMEs owners find difficult to keep up with. The study recommends that the government should reduce the age of imported second hand vehicles to not more than five years, find a way of compelling the franchise holders and assemblers to buy parts locally and put in place appropriate policies regarding the sector. SMEs should also acquire up to date technology and become more competitive.

scholarly journals Microbiological Quality of Ready-To-Eat Salads During Shelf Life and Home Refrigeration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyexandra Arienzo ◽  
Lorenza Murgia ◽  
Ilaria Fraudentali ◽  
Valentina Gallo ◽  
Riccardo Angelini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Mesophilic Bacteria ◽  
European Regulations ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The market of ready-to-eat salads is experiencing a noticeable growth in Europe. The commercial success of these products is linked to the growing demand for fresh, healthy and nutritionally valuable products that can be consumed without preparation time and are perceived as safe and very high-quality products. Since they are intended to be consumed without additional treatments, these ready-to-eat products are associated with a high microbiological risk. The aim of this work was to evaluate the microbiological quality and safety of ready-to-eat salads sold in widespread supermarket chains in Lazio, Italy, at the packaging date, during shelf-life and during home-refrigeration. The study also aimed to determine the differences between low, medium and high cost products. Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes were chosen as safety indicators as specified by European regulations while total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Escherichia coli were chosen as quality indicators as suggested by national guidelines. Analyses were performed following the ISO standards and in parallel, for the evaluation of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, with an alternative colorimetric system, the MBS method, in order to propose a simple, affordable and accurate alternative for testing the microbiological quality of products, especially suitable for small and medium enterprises and on-site analyses.

Model Pemberdayaan Usaha Mikro Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kemandirian Usaha

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Mudasetia Hamid ◽  
Evy Rosalina Widyayanti
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Tourism Education ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The City

Yogyakarta is a city and the capital of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. It is renowned as a center of tourism, education and culture. Yogyakarta is one of the foremost cultural centers of Java. This region is located at the foot of the active merapi vulcano. Yogyakarta is often called the main gateway to the Central Java as where it is geographically located. It stretches from Mount Merapi to the Indian Ocean. This province is one of the most densely populated areas of Indonesia. Yogyakarta is popular tourist destination in indonesia after Bali. These have attracted large number of visitors from across Indonesia and abroad to the city. This status makes Yogyakarta is one of the most heterogeneus cities in Indonesia. In edition, Yogyakarta has attracted large number of people to reside in this city for business. One of these comers is small entrepreneurs with their market munchies enterprise (specially a traditional snack trader). This business is one of famous business in Yogyakarta, we will find rows of pavement vendors selling market munchies. The students and tourists are their main target customers. Market munchies enterprise is part of small and medium enterprises SMEs as livelihood activities. SMEs has an important role in economic growth of Indonesia. Therefore, it is very important to develop and strengthen the micro enterprise empowerment. Micro enterprise empowerment is one of strategy to reduce the poverty rate in Indonesia. Major challenger in implement this program are that micro entrepreneurs are conventional and have satisfied with their revenue. It is very important to develop a comprehensive and sustainable micro enterprise empowerment which consist of strengthen the quality of human resources, maximize the government’s roles, empower the enterprise capital and strengthen the partnership and autonomous. Micro enterprise autonomy will contribute to the economic and investment climate. This will lead to establish an accountable enterprise both for the micro enterprise and customers which at the end will strengthen the development of the micro enterprise in Yogyakarta.Keyword: micro entreprise, human resources, government roles, capital, partnership and autonomous.

Opportunities for accelerating labor productivity growth: The role of small and medium enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Evguenia V. Bessonova ◽  
Alexander G. Morozov ◽  
Natalia A. Turdyeva ◽  
Anna N. Tsvetkova
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Labor Productivity Growth ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Firms

The paper considers necessary conditions for acceleration of labor productivity growth in Russia. Based on micro data, as well as aggregate data, the paper quantifies the contribution of small and medium firms to labor productivity growth. It shows that mere increase of the number of small and medium enterprises is not as important for positive effects of these programs, as qualitative improvements: development of favorable environment for growth, which is largely determined by business climate. Accelerating productivity growth involves redistribution of labor and capital from inefficient to efficient enterprises. In particular, it is necessary to create conditions, which allow a firm to grow after it enters the market instead of stagnating as a small firm with low efficiency. At the same time, it is necessary for ineffective firms, which exhausted their growth potential, to have an opportunity to exit the market easily leaving resources including labor to fast-growing companies.

Critical Success Factors of High Performance Work System (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-162
Author(s):  
Noor Hassanah Husin ◽  
Nur Naha Abu Mansur ◽  
Nur Naha Abu Mansur ◽  
Beni Widarman Yus Kelana
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Work System ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Innovative Work ◽  
High Performance Work System ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Innovation plays a major role and is a crucial component of the organization’s growth. Creativity and innovation have become increasingly popular as key contributors to firm success in the last few decades or so. The incoming technology of Industrial Revolution 4.0 forced many companies to be innovative to compete in technological era. However, many SMEs are not ready and less innovative. Furthermore, there is lack of research focus on HPWS implementation amongst SMEs indicates that further research must be conducted along these lines. Therefore, this study aim to investigate the effect of high performance work system (HPWS) towards innovative work behaviour of employees in small and medium enterprises. This study used quantitative approach to identify the critical success factor of high performance work systems (HPWS) in Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SME) manufacturing industry. This study used descriptive analysis to analyze the data. Five-point Likert scales items ranging from (1-strongly disagree, 5 – strongly agree) employed for measuring the HPWS. Therefore, the total of 81 items survey questions were adapted to obtain the respondents for SME manufacturing industry. Reliability analysis shows that all the HPWS dimensions have very good reliability with Cronbach’s alpha value range from 0.884 to 0.976. According to Tang et al (2014), Cronbach’s alpha range between 0.70 and 0.80 considered as good reliability whereby 0.80 and 0.90 considered as very good reliability. Result also showed that selective staffing has the highest mean score followed by employee participation, which are 3.951 and 3.833 respectively. This proved that selective staffing is most important critical success factor in the HPWS implementation for Malaysian SME manufacturing industry. Keywords: high performance work system, work engagement, innovative work behaviour, small and medium enterprise.

Peran Lembaga Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Mustahik Baznas Dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Ekonomi Mustahik

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-494
Author(s):  
Ali Idrus ◽  
Ade Maman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Medium Enterprises

One of the solutions proposed by Badan Amil Zakat Nasional is to form Lembaga Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Mustahik which has the task of improving the quality of life of mustahik through its programs. So, the purpose of this study is to find out how the role of Lembaga Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Mustahik Badan Amil Zakat Nasional in improving the economic welfare of mustahik. This study uses qualitative research methods that produce descriptive data. Where this research is based on observations made by the author and then explained according to what the author observed in the field. The data collection that the researchers did was using the method of observation, documentary interviews, and other data. When the data has been collected, the researcher conducts an analysis and then draws conclusions from the analysis. The results of this study are Lembaga Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Mustahik BAZNAS plays a role in the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and focuses on potential creative businesses, empowers by providing business development capital assistance, in accordance with the budget draft proposed by mustahik, and approved by LPEM BAZNAS. Keywords: The Role of LPEM BAZNAS, Mustahik's Economic Welfare

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