Showing papers by "Amalia Suzianti published in 2014"
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the combination of flute attributes that is most preferable to consumers and to make recommendations about new attributes desired by consumers was found. But the authors did not consider the performance of the new attributes.
Abstract: A flute manufacturer in Indonesia has difficulties in finding the most favorable flute model. The purpose of this study is to find: 1) the combination of flute attributes that is most preferable to consumers and 2) to make recommendations about new attributes desired by consumers. This study was organized in two steps: a preliminary questionnaire aimed to identify flute attributes most considered by consumers; and secondary questionnaire where conjoint analysis was applied to determine the relative importance of flute attributes. 120 flutists living in Jakarta were asked about their preferences with different attributes combination using 5-point Likert scale. Results of this study indicate that the consumers want silver head joint, silver main body, silver flute joint, split E mechanism included, open hole, offset G, B foot joint, Included B to C# trill and not included G A trill and consumers expected B to C# trill for the new innovation.
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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this article, a knowledge management system for Batik SMEs in Indonesia is presented, which is based on the SECI model and disseminated to the most potential SMEs.
Abstract: Referring to The Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI), Indonesia is targeted to excel in national innovation system by 2025. Therefore, there is an urgency to strengthen human resources, science and technology to realise the aforementioned target. Meanwhile, Small Medium Enterprise (SME), particularly those focusing on creative industry, has been proved to have a positive contribution in escalating national economy. Among creative industry enterprises, Batik, a traditional cloth of Indonesia made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique, is the forefront creative product which generates the most GDP for the country. Given on this fact, this research is conducted to strengthen human resource, science and technology capacity of the Batik SMEs in Indonesia through a development of knowledge management system. The research consists of three phases. The first phase is the identification and analysis of Batik SME’s needs of knowledge. Sequentially, Batik SME’s information gap and their knowledge management process will be reviewed before eventually developing the SECI model and disseminated it to the most potential Batik SMEs. Finally, this knowledge management system is expected to continuously developing and utilized positively by the SMEs, thus fostering Indonesia’s innovation capability and competitiveness in global economy market.
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