Proposed Improvement Plan for Quality Management in Crafting Industry (Case Study of PT Global Kriya Nusantara)

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Crafting industry is one of the creative economy subsectors under the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia. PT Global Kriya Nusantara or later will be mentioned as Kriya Nusantara is one of the craft industry actors in West Java, specifically in Bandung City. Established in 1995, Kriya Nusantara exported craft goods to several countries. In order to fulfil its demand, Kriya Nusantara needs a great strategy, especially for its quality management. In this case, the proposed system to be improved is the quality management of Kriya Nusantara due to the occurrence of rejected products in one of its project production processes. One of the projects that will be analysed in this research is Ramadhan Box 2022 which was ordered by Al-Jazeera Perfumes – Qatar. The problem is, that there are some defective finished goods that later will be rejected and needs to be repaired or reworked.

The Six Sigma method has been utilised in this research as a primary tool. The Six Sigma in this research contains the DMAIC framework that will be useful to define the main issue, measure the capability of the process, analyse the business situation, and propose the improvement plans along with the control plans for the production process of Kriya Nusantara. According to this research, there are six defect types that occurred in this production process, and the defect type that has the greatest RPN value is the Minor Paint Defect with a 320 RPN value and has critical risk level. The causes of each defect type have been analysed using FMEA analysis and there are four causes which are human error, miscommunications, unskilled labour, and defective raw materials. The FMEA analysis also has been utilised to propose the business solution alternatives in this research. There are three proposed business solutions for the causes which are progress monitoring for the human error and miscommunication issues, labour training for the unskilled labour, and supplier’s product evaluation for the defective raw materials. Those improvements will reduce the defect of the products so that the quality of the products of Kriya Nusantara will be enhanced.

Knowledge on Birth Preparedness among Primigravida Women Attending Antenatal Clinics

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Introduction: Birth preparedness is that the process of designing for the birth. Aim this study aimed to assess the birth preparedness knowledge, attitude and practice of primigravida women.

Design: A descriptive survey approach adopted to assess the knowledge regarding birth preparedness among primigravida women.

Tool: Using 20 items questionnaire was conducted in non probability convenience sampling technique. The Sample setting is chosen hospital in Visnagar. Sample

Size: The sample size was 40.

Result: the study identified that the 8(20% ) women having good, 27(67.5%) women have average and also the 5(12.5%) women have poor knowledge and birth preparedness among primigravida. Thus study result shows the pre test average is 11.95 and variance is 2.991.

Knowledge and Perception on Menopause

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Introduction: Menopause it’s one type of natural physiological process in the women’s life. The quality of life on menopausal status in the women it’s varies significant Studies revealed that women may reduce and avoid the emotional and physiological symptoms of menopause by encourage and educating themselves when approaching this stage of women life cycle.

Design: In this study cross sectional survey was conducted.

Setting: The sample setting is in kansa village.

Sample size: The sample sizes were40.

Tool: In the study 20 questionnaires items was conducted in randomly sample technique.

Result: The study identified that the 15(37.5%) women have good, 19(47.5%) women have average and the 6(15%) women have poor knowledge and perception score. This study resultshows that the pre test means value is 11.7 and standard deviation is 5.13.

Ecolinguistics Study on Balinese Lexicons of Memande at Celuk Village Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

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The study on Balinese lexicons related to Memande (silver and gold smith) at Celuk Village in Gianyar Bali concerned with the types of lexicons use in:  the materials, tools, products, and activities of the silver and goldsmiths. The study is field research in which the data were gathered in the field by applying in-depth interviews and observation with the silver and gold smiths. The theories of eco-linguistics and sociolinguistics were applied to analyse the data. The findings showed that there were 21 lexicons of tools, 5 lexicons of material, 25 lexicons of products, and 19 lexicons of activities.

 

Indonesian Wedding Organizer’s Ecosystem Business Mapping

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Business growth in the wedding industry has begun to grow and spread in Indonesia, seen from the variety of types of this industry, one of which is wedding organizer (WO). WO is an organizer with many networks involved in its business ecosystem. It can’t stand alone without relations and interactions with its stakeholders (vendors) such as wedding decor, catering, entertainment, make-up artist, and others. In this research, a conducive network model in the industry can be optimized by mapping the WO business ecosystem to expand and create a complete and sustainable business. The method used is qualitative, with data collection through interviews, observations, and literature studies. James F. Moore’s business ecosystem will be used in data analysis as a mapping reference for WO business network model. The results found that several networks were classified into three scopes of the business ecosystem. It considers the relationship of each stakeholder to the WO and vice versa. The relationship between stakeholders resulted in two-way and one-way relationships and activities. It was also found that stakeholders may decrease or increase over time the development of creativity, technology, references, and processions that will be carried out at the wedding. For relationships with the highest interaction urgency, they can continue to occupy their permanent positions in the WO business ecosystem. The form of the WO business ecosystem as a whole cannot be determined by a single model and will continue to evolve according to the procession.

Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Early Puberty among Girls

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Introduction: While The Onset Of Puberty Is A Natural Process, It Indeed Is A Very Unsettling Phase In A Girl’s Life. Sadly, This Is An Alarming Trend In Urban Areas – Some Girls From Rural Areas Are Still Getting Their Periods At 15-16 Years But Girls From Urban Areas Are Getting Their Periods Earlier Than 8! Early Puberty (Also Known As Precocious Puberty) Means Having Signs Of Puberty Such As Development Of Breasts, Pubic And Underarm Hair And Menstrual Bleeding Early Than Usual. Girls Who Begin Their Puberty Early Before Their Peers Are Usually Quite Alarmed. This Puts Them At Risk Of Depression. Parents Have Got A Very Vital Role To Play. If Necessary, Psychological Counselling May Be Sought For The Girl As Well As The Parents. As Parents, It’s Important To Make Sure That The Child Maintains A Healthy Weight Is Another Way To Avert Early Puberty.” In That Results Showed That Majority Of Pre-Adolescent Girls And Boys (75%), (74%) Had Below Average Knowledge Regarding Pubertal Changes Followed By 25 % Girls And 24%Boys Had Average Level Of Knowledge And In Levels Of Attitude, Majority Of Pre- Adolescent Girls And Boys (95.19%), (90%) Had Moderately Favourable Attitude Regarding Pubertal Changes Followed By 3.84% Girls And 10%Boys Had Unfavourable Level Of Attitude.

Design: Experimental One Group Pre-Test, Post-Test Research Design Was Used To Conduct The Study At Visnagar City. Sample Size: The Sample Size Was 60. Technique: In This Study Using The Purposive Sampling Technique. The Data Collection Was Done With Prior Permission From Authorities The Principal, D.D Kanya Vidhyalay Visnagar.

Tool: The Purpose Of The Study Was Explained To The Students And Written 20 Questions Informed Consent Was Obtained The Demographic Data Was Collected By Using Questionnaire. After The Pre-Test, The Investigator Use Flash Card & Seminar To The Students. On The 7 Day The Post-Test Level Of Knowledge On Early Puberty Was Assessed By Using Structured Knowledge Questionnaire. The Data Was Analysed Using Descriptive And Inferential Statistics. Chi-Square Was Used To Associate The Pre-Test And Post-Test Level Of Knowledge Regarding Early Puberty With The Selected Demographic Variables.

Results: The Mean Pre-Test Observation Score Was 11.5% And The Mean Post Test Score Was The 44.38%, And The Standard Deviation Was 2.50% In Pre-Test And 26.42% In Post Test Score, Also The Calculated “T” Value Was 11.38%.

A Review on Novel Drug Delivery System Nanoemulsion

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various researcher are innovate a replacement therapy regarding improvement of drug action. Improve drugs absorption, distribution also we improve its efficacy. Amongst that a replacement innovative technology are develops. A nanoemulsion is technique to enhance the solubility, bioavability, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodinemics of medicine .in this review article us familiar about the novel technique nanoemulsion and its preparation methods, charactorization of nanoemulsion. Nanoemulsion has been identified as a promising delivery system for various drugs including biopharmaceuticals. Nanoemulsion may be a heterogeneous system composed of one immiscible liquid dispersed as droplets within another liquid. The droplets size of nano emulsion is between 20 to 500 nm. Diameter and surface properties of droplets of nanoemulsion plays a crucial role in the biological behavior of the formulation. Small droplet sizes cause transparent emulsions so that product appearance is not altered by the addition of an oil phase during this paper various aspects of nanoemulsion have been discussed including advantages, disadvantages and methods of preparation. Furthermore new approaches of stability of formulation, effect of types and concentration of surfactant, process variables and method also are discussed to improve the stability of nanoemulsion formulation.

Oil Palm Expansion in Farmers Perspective

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Studies on oil palm plantation expansion have been widely conducted and still debatable. This condition is caused by the increase in the oil palm land expansion every year. It cannot be separated from the role of investors/private companies, the state, and smallholders. This paper focuses on the farmer perspective on the oil palm plantations expansion with the purpose of describing the expansion of oil palm plantations from the farmer perspective in economy, income diversification and working time. This study used a qualitative and quantitative approach with the types of data used in this study were secondary data and primary data. The farmers feel the benefit in the economic side, increasing income and welfare levels. On the other hand, the presence of oil palm has led to the diversification of livelihoods in farmer, it makes easy in to borrow formal and non-formal institutions.

Proposed Marketing Strategy to Enter Methanol Market as Diversification for National Gas Company

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Methanol is a key material used as feedstock in the chemical industry which is mainly produced from natural gas and coal. Indonesia is well-known for its natural resources including the large reserves of natural gas which become the third largest in the Asia-Pacific. However, Indonesia and even Asia are having gaps between production and demand that need to be fulfilled. Indonesia only has one methanol producer and still importing a large amount of it despite the increasing demand. A national natural gas company is considering the possibility to produce methanol in order to fulfill the gaps as well as diversification to give adding value to natural gas and also commercialize the oversupply of natural gas from the termination of the export contract. The objective of this research is to find the best business strategy for the company considering various challenges and opportunities. The methodology used in this research is qualitative and quantitative methods using secondary data and primary data. The primary data is collected through a qualitative questionnaire that involved companies that confirm the obstacles in sourcing methanol. The collected data is used to conduct external and internal analysis through PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, Customer Analysis, and VRIO Framework. The identified opportunities and challenges are then used to generate strategy through TOWS Matrix and 4P Marketing Mix. As a result, it is recommended for the company that will become a methanol supplier to set a competitive product price, choose a strategic place with high access to resources, promote the sustainability impact and multiplier effect to attract stakeholders and shareholders, and utilize the existing customer channel of natural gas to commercialize the new product.

Zinc Metabolism: A Review with Regard to Zn Finger Proteins, DNA Methylation and p53; In Reference to its Deficiency Syndromes and Tracing its Immunological as Well as Epigenetic Relations

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Epigenetics is the branch of biology that studies the effects of environment on genetics and vice versa. It is the connecting link between genotype and phenotype of an individual, and can be widely influenced by the nutrition and availability of certain essential micronutrients, in this review, zinc. Although a trace element, zinc is essential to the body as a core component of more than 300 proteins and enzymes, which when functioning normally impart structural and mechanical capacities to the body tissues and fluids. Zinc is ubiquitous to all parts of the body and regulates various metabolic and biological processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, tumorigenesis, along with the regular working of fetal and adult organs. The role of zinc-finger proteins is crucial to impart stability to a protein’s folds and in turn render it functional to play its role in gene expression to serve as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Zinc deficiency is a common occurrence in various parts of the world and is generally due to inadequate intake through the diet but may also manifest itself in an inheritable form. The effects of low zinc on a cellular level can be seen through a diminishing immunity, increased oxidative stress, reduced functionality of the p53 protein leading to tumor formation, incorrect DNA methylation. While phenotypically, zinc deficit can be both congenital and acquired. Some such diseases discussed here are irritable bowel syndrome, acrodermatitis enteropathica, thymic atrophy, celiac disease and preterm birth. In this review, the focus is on the aspect of zinc availability to cells as an epigenetic modulator/regulator and the subsequent consequences arising due to imbalance of zinc in the cell.