Judul: Quality assurance strategy development (case study in small scale tapioca agroindustry )
Abstrak: The main food crops in Indonesia consist of paddy, cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and soybeans. Among these six main food crops, cassava is one of important crops in which cassava is the most potential and important in many kinds of tuber crop to produce starch as a raw material for agroindustries producing many commodities to customers. Before processing tapioca, the crude tapioca so called “Aci” is produced from cassava by the small scale tapioca agroindustry (SSTA). In this particular two processing steps, the quality of Aci is a key issue to ensure its quality to produce tapioca in reliance of quality addressed to customers and end-users to satisfy their requirement including local food industries. The objectives of this research were 1) to identify the factors including problems and issues in SSTA from view point of quality assurance, and 2) to develop the necessary strategy for improving quality assurance in SSTA. The research was implemented by three components, namely field survey, data analysis, and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Data analysis was done by Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat (SWOT) method. The determination for strategy development was carried out by QFD to identify the requirement by SSTA and processing importance. The result indicated that the requirements of cassava ’s attribute identified in SSTA were freshness, discoloration, contaminant, variety, and size. The identifications of processing importance were cassava procurement, smashing, waste handling, sieving, sun drying, grinding, and marketing. Among these processing steps, the most important processing were cassava procurement and marketing of Aci. The current condition of Aci producer was analyzed its position being in the quadrant-I with the value of 2.54 and 2.81 in SWOT matrix showing that Aci producer allows to take an aggressive strategy development approach to improve their quality assurance capability such as systems of the cassava procurement and its quality requirement, processing technology improvement, and diversification of Aci marketing. One of the conducive factors was a development of Aci quality standard for both Aci producer and customers. It also suggested that the external factors should be reviewed in order to extend support for SSTA to provide the better environment for Aci production. Moreover, further study and or research is recommended to carry out from aspects of technology improvement of processing, quality standard of Aci, institutional supporting system, and marketing diversification. To study further, it is better to implement a baseline study involving the Aci producer, cassava producer, and the related institutions aiming at institutional building for better SSTA’s social and economic contribution
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Judul: Strategy to Improve the Quality of Tempe Agroindustry Products in Bagansiapiapi, Riau Province
Abstrak: Agroindustri tempe di Dusun Mulya umumnya masih berskala rumah tangga yang proses produksinya masih tradisional dan manajeman oprasionalnya belum efektif dan efisien serta kehigienisannya belum terjamin. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya peningkatan mutu produk pada agroindustri tempe di Dusun Mulya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis faktor internal dan eksternal, mengidentifikasi alternatif strategi peningkatan mutu produk, serta menentukan strategi peningkatan mutu produk yang paling tepat pada agroindustri tempe di Dusun Mulya. Metode pada penelitian ini menggunakan matriks Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE), matriks Eksternal Factor Evaluation (EFE), matriks Internal-Eksternal (IE), matriks Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT), dan matriks Quantitative Stretegy planning (QSP). Alternatif strategi yang diperoleh adalah melakukan penetrasi pasar yaitu dengan peningkatan penjualan pada pasar yang telah ada dan melakukan promosi produk; melakukan pembinaan mengenai sistem produksi tempe higienis dan mutunya terjamin pada pengrajin tempe; membuat ragam olahan tempe dan menjalin kerjasama dengan petani lokal; serta meningkatkan bantuan pendukung produksi tempe dan mempublikasikan informasi melalui media sosial yang resmi. Strategi yang paling tepat untuk diterapkan yaitu melakukan pembinaan mengenai sistem produksi tempe higienis dan mutunya terjamin pada pengrajin tempe, serta membuat ragam olahan tempe dan menjalin kerjasama dengan petani lokal dengan Sum Total Attractiveness Score (STAS) sebesar 14,637 dan 13,913., The tempe agroindustries in Dusun Mulya, are generally still on a household scale in which production process is still traditional and its operational management is ineffective and inefficient, and its hygiene is not guaranteed. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the product quality in the tempe agroindustries in Mulya Hamlet. This research aims to analyze the internal and external factors, identify alternative product quality improvement strategies, and determine the most appropriate product quality improvement strategies for the tempe agroindustries in Mulya Hamlet. The method used in this study is the Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) matrix, External Factor Evaluation (EFE) matrix, Internal-External (IE) matrix, Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) matrix, and Quantitative Strategy Planning (QSP) matrix. The alternative strategies obtained are to penetrate the market by increasing sales in the existing market and promoting the product; provide guidance on the hygienic and quality guaranteed tempe production system for tempe artisans; make various processed tempe and establish cooperation with local farmers; as well as increase support for tempe production and publishing information through official social media. The most appropriate strategy to be applied are to provide guidance on hygienic and quality-assured tempe production system, and for tempe producer to make various processed tempe and collaborate with local farmers with a Sum Total Attractiveness Score (STAS) of 14.637 and 13.913.
Keyword: Quality Improvement, QSP, SWOT, Tempe Agroindustry

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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