Crowdsourced Evaluation of Robot Programming Environments: Methodology and Application

Industrial robot programming tools increasingly rely on graphical interfaces, which aim at rendering the programming task more accessible to a wide variety of users. The usability of such tools is currently being evaluated in controlled environments, such as laboratories or companies, in which a group of participants is asked to carry out several tasks using the tool and then fill out a standardized questionnaire. In this context, this paper proposes and evaluates an alternative evaluation methodology, which leverages online crowdsourcing platforms to produce the same results as face-to-face evaluations. We applied the proposed framework in the evaluation of a web-based industrial robot programming tool called Assembly. Our results suggest that crowdsourcing facilitates a cost-effective, result-oriented, and reusable methodology for performing user studies anonymously and online.

TINGKAT KEPUASAN KONSUMEN TERHADAP PEMBELIAN MAKANAN PRODUK AYAM BAKAR ABMJ MELALUI E-COMMERCE GOJEK DI KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG

This research aims to determine the consumers’ characteristics, the stages of decision making, and consumers satisfaction on buying ABMJ grilled chicken through Gojek e-commerce in Bandar Lampung. The location was determined purposively, in which samples were 65 people. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis method, Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI), and Importance Performance Analysis (IPA). The research showed that the consumers who bought ABMJ through Gofood were mainly single women around 19-24 years old, had bachelor degree, and had monthly income around IDR2,600,000.00-IDR3,500,000.00. The consumer's decision making process was conducted through the introduction of needs, information search, alternative evaluation, purchase decision, and post-purchase evaluation. Ease of purchase encouraged consumers to make transaction through Gofood and consumed ABMJ grilled chicken for their meals. Consumers acquired the resources and information by their friends who had consumed ABMJ grilled chicken. Price and advertisement in Gofood feature was highly considered by consumers. The consumers made purchases depending on the circumstances, so there was no planning before and more than three purchases made in the last three months. Consumers were satisfied and would still buy even if the price of the ABMJ grilled chicken increases. The value of CSI was 79.22 percent; it showed that the customers had been completely satisfied. Based on the IPA analysis, customers valued that information clarity, photographic clarity, delivery time, and the safety of maintaining confidentiality of consumer’s identity should be improved.Key words: CSI, IPA, purchasing decision, satisfaction

Perilaku Konsumen dalam Membeli Kopi di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 pada Coffee Shop Kota Padang

The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on coffee consumer behavior, especially consumers who make purchases at coffee shops. This study aims to determine the motivation of consumers to buy coffee and identify the decision-making process of consumers buying coffee at coffee shops in Padang City during a pandemic. The method used is a survey method on 100 consumers in 10 coffee shops (Coffee Shops Janji Jiwa, Rasa Coffee, Kopi dari Hari, Kupi Batigo, Rimbun Espresso & Brew Bar, Kubik Koffie, Bacarito Kopi, Dua Pintu Coffee, Lalito Coffee Bar, V Coffee) in Padang City. These variables are the motivation to buy and stage of the consumer decision proses (need recognition, Information Search, evaluation of alternatives, purchase decision and post-purchase evaluasion). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics from the frequency distribution table. The results showed that the motivation of consumers to buy coffee in coffee shops was due to the comfortable atmosphere, eliminating boredom and the taste of coffee with the most purchased types of coffee, namely espresso based lattes (47%) and manual brew cold brew. (29%). In the process of making purchasing decisions at the need recognition stage, the benefit that consumers want to seek is good taste (60%). At the information search stage, most coffee purchases are based on information from friends (63%) and social media influence (67%). The alternative evaluation stage, consumers choose the comfort of the place (53%). At the stage of the purchasing process, consumers choose a good taste of the product, a comfortable place with attention to health regulations. The post-purchase stage is mostly satisfied with the coffee purchased and 92% of respondents will buy again

The Degree of Knowledge and Use of Authentic Assessment Tools by Basic Elementary Teachers' According to some Variables

Evaluation is one of the most important elements of teaching process. The recent trends in evaluation and educational reform movements have called for using alternative evaluation, which focuses on performance evaluation. Authentic assessment is usually described as formative, in which students participate in their acquisition, in addition to the fact that students are productive and active, which is reflected in the students' achievement and skill level. The study aims to reveal the degree of knowledge and use of alternative assessment tools by primary school teachers in Gaza -Palestine. To meet the objective of the study, the researchers used the descriptive-analytical method and the questioner as a study tool. The study sample consisted of (134) elementary basic school teachers in the Gaza governorate in Palestine. Results have shown that the percentage of knowledge of alternative evaluation tools reached (77.7%), which is a high level, and that the percentage of using alternative evaluation tools reached (70.3%). As it is seen, the percentages do not vary according to variables, such as: gender, educational qualification, specialization, classes taught by the teacher, years of service, type of school, gender of school students, educational region, and taking training courses. Howerver, the degree of usage of such alternative tools varies in favour of basic education. The study recommends continuing to motivate primary school teachers to employ alternative assessment tools, and to support them with courses and workshops that enhance their skills in employing these tools

Perilaku Konsumen dalam Pembelian Duku dan Implikasinya terhadap Pengembangan Buah Unggulan Lokal dalam Menghadapi Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN (MEA)

Product competitiveness that must be high in the MEA era does not only apply to industrial products, but also to fruit, including duku. The objectives of this study are (1)to explore consumer behavior in the duku fruit purchase decision process in the MEA era and (2)analyze consumer preferences for the fruit attributes so that it can be known what the ideal duku design is according to consumers. To explore consumer behavior used descriptive analysis, while for analyzing consumer preferences towards attributes using conjoined analysis. From the results of the study, consumer behavior through five stages, namely the introduction of needs, information search, alternative evaluation, purchase and post-purchase. From the results of the analysis, the thing that is considered most important in choosing the fruit attributes of duku is taste, seed size, price, fruit size, hardness of flesh, color of flesh, spots on the skin and skin color. Based on the results of consumer preference analysis, it can be concluded that consumers prefer duku which has the characteristics of sweetness, a small size of seeds, the price is less than IDR 8,000, the size of a large, flesh soft, clear color of flesh, spots are small and yellow skin color.

Regional inequalities and substitutability of health resources in the Czech Republic: a five methods of evaluation

Background An analysis of the regional distribution of health resources is one of the tools for evaluating equal geographic access to health care. The usual analytical approach to an assessment of regional differences is to evaluate each health resource separately. This is a sensible approach, because there may be systematic reasons for any differences, for example, higher salaries in urban areas. However, a separate evaluation of the regional distribution of health resource capacities may be misleading. We should evaluate all health resource capacities as a whole and consider the substitutability of resources. Objective This study aims to measure regional inequalities in the Czech Republic with the help of alternative approaches to the evaluation of regional inequalities in the case of several substitutable health resources. Methods Five alternative evaluation methods (models) are described and applied: the separate evaluation, expert model, market model, common weights model, and production frontier model. Results The regional distribution of physicians and nurses in the Czech Republic in 2017 was evaluated. In spite of many regulations at the national and regional levels, we have found inequalities in regional resource distribution. The models that consider all health resources and the possibility of a resource substitution show lower inequalities between regional health resource capacities. Conclusion Both researchers and policy-makers should always consider the possibility of resource substitutions in the assessment of regional inequalities.

Consumer Perception And Desire To Buy Pure Milk During The Covid-19 Pandemic

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, many people increase their immune system by consuming whole milk. This study aims to identify consumer characteristics, analyze the influence of lifestyle, price, place, promotion, product quality on the desire to buy whole milk pillow packaging during the Covid-19 pandemic and identify the purchasing decision making process. This research was conducted in July-September 2020 in Salatiga City. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. The sampling method used in this study was purposive sampling. The sample collected by 60 respondents was with the criteria of consumers who had consumed more than once and the age of respondents more than 16 years. The analysis method used is multiple regression analysis techniques. The results showed that: the characteristics of the respondents were the most 41 people (68.3%) is female, 24 people (40%) 21-30 years of age, based on the employment of 25 people (41.7%) is a student, monthly income of Rp.500,001–Rp.2,000,000 with a total of 30 people (50%), buying whole milk more than 3 times as many as 47 people (78.3%), and as many as 31 people (51.7%) milk product information from a friend. Lifestyle (X1), place (X3), promotion (X4) has a significant effect on the desire to buy, while the price (X2) and product quality (X5) have no significant effect on the desire to buy. When making a purchase of whole milk CV pillow packaging. National Mind, problem recognition is the most important component (weight 6.25) that consumers consider in making decisions. While the least consideration done by consumers is the alternative evaluation stage (4.65) because consumers are already convinced that when consuming cv whole milk. The National Mind can meet the needs desired by consumers.

Grupo Lindo Ecuador: air gas production project for Acería Ecuatoriana

Learning outcomes This case teaches participants to: identify evaluation feasibility criteria for project alternatives according to their typology (market, techniques, finances, environmental and social), starting from the analysis of the information available about them. Prepare a comparative project alternative evaluation table, applying good business analysis practices promoted by PMI® and other authors for selecting the most viable project option that will add the most value to the organization. Case overview/synopsis At the start of 2013, Acería Ecuatoriana, because of a million-dollar investment that had been started by its general manager, Pérez, increased its melting and steel production capacity from 100,000 tons per year to 220,000 tons per year. This implied a greater demand for industrial gases and require its main additional supplier to deliver. Demand increase caused Grupo Lindo Ecuador´s plant saturation, unit separation air 1. For this reason, Grupo Lindo Ecuador had to import considerable oxygen amounts and this increased its cost of production. This caused Cadena to seek the establishment of a strategic alliance with Acería Ecuatoriana, for the purpose of developing a project for gas production (oxygen, nitrogen and argon). In September of the same year, Nelson became interested but required to know the Grupo Lindo Ecuador project proposal before signing the strategic alliance. Complexity academic level The case is addressed to an audience made up of graduate students (graduation and Master’s Degree) who have managerial experience and would like to improve their project management empirical practices. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 9: Operations and logistics.