Judul: The Analysis Of Franchise Adaptation In Indonesia :
A Case of "PriceSmart" Membership Shopping
Abstrak: It is the management task to adapt the concept of PriceSmart Membership Shopping as close as it is supposed to be, while at the same time consider the customers expectation so that the gap will not be too wide. In other words, PriceSmart needs to identify customer expectation and match it with the basic concept of the warehouse club. This is started from identifying the customer, then determining the positioning, and finally set the marketing strategy reflected in the marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion). This study is conducted to find out the gap between PriceSmart basic concept and local condition and to recommend the marketing strategy to work out the gap. More detailed objectives are: (1) To observe the basic concept of PriceSmart Member- ship Shopping; (2) To observe and analyze local market condition; (3) To find out whether there is a gap; (4) To analyze the competition within the industry; (5) To recommend the practical adaptation on marketing mix basis (product, price, place, promotion). The study was started from analyzing macroenvironment and micro- environment, analyzing the impact to the basic concept as well as the local condition, finding out the gap, analyzing the marketing strategy and give recommendation. Data used consist of both primary and secondary data, collected from direct observation and interview with the management, and from related institutions...etc.
Keyword: Manajemen Pemasaran, Analisis Franchise, Analisis Pasar, PT. Mutiara Ritelinti Wira, PriceSmart

Judul: Analisis strategi manajemen PT.Mikro Pasaraya Bandung
Abstrak: Antara produsen dan konsumen akhir terdapat beberapa bentuk perantara pemasaran yang fungsinya adalah menyalurkan produk ke konsumen. Salah satu bentuk perantara pemasaran yang sekarang sudah banyak berdiri adalah bisnis ritel dalam bentuk pasar swalayan. Perkembangan pasar swalayan di Indonesia jumlahnya setiap tahun terus meningkat, yang mengakibatkan semakin tingginya persaingan dalam usaha bisnis ritel. Untuk dapat bertahan dalam lingkungan usaha yang terus berkembang, perusahaan harus dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan perubahan yang terus menerus terjadi dalam lingkungannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor internal dan eksternal perusahaan serta menyusun alternatif strategi manajemen yang tepat yang dapat dijalankan perusahaan. Dalam mencapai tujuan penelitian tersebut, dilakukan melalui wawancara dan pengisian kuesioner oleh pihak manajemen perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Mikro Pasaraya, pasar swalayan yang berlokasi di kota Bandung. PT Mikro Pasaraya baru berdiri selama dua tahun dan memiliki tujuh outlet yang tersebar di Bandung. Melalui hasil identifikasi faktor- faktor internal dapat diketahui kekuatan dan kelemahan yang dimiliki perusahaan. Sedangkan melalui hasil identifikasi faktor-faktor eksternal dapat diketahui peluang dan ancaman yang sedang dihadapi perusahaan. Hasil identifikasi faktor-faktor internal dan eksternal dianalisis melalui Matriks SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threats) yang menghasilkan empat alternatif strategi yang dapat dilakukan oleh perusahaan. Kekuatan dan kelemahan perusahaan yang diperoleh melalui identifikasi faktor internal dapat dilihat melalui kondisi umum perusahaan dan sumberdaya yang dimiliki. Beberapa kekuatan perusahaan yaitu, (1) lokasi outlet yang strategis dekat dengan pemukiman, (2) jasa pengiriman barang (delivery), (3) tenaga manajer pengembangan cabang yang bertugas memudahkan jalur distribusi dengan menentukan lokasi outlet baru yang strategis, dan (4) rasio lancar sebesar 2,3 yang menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan perusahaan dalam memenuhi hutang lancarnya cukup baik. Sedangkan kelemahan yang dimiliki perusahaan adalah, (1) nama yang belum banyak dikenal, (2) image Mikro yang identik dengan Makro sehingga konsumen berasumsi harus menjadi member, (3) kurang efektifnya kegiatan promosi dan (4) nilai perputaran persediaan yang tinggi sebesar 10,6 kali dalam satu tahun yang menunjukkan kemampuan perusahaan dalam memenuhi persediaan relatif rendah…dst
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Judul: Pemurnian dan karakterisasi protein inhibitor RNA helikase virus hepatitis C
Abstrak: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the second most common chronic viral infection in the world with global prevalence. This infection is contribution to chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis, often leading to hepatocellular carcinoma. There is no effective drug and vaccine available against HCV. The current standard treatment, a combination of pegylated interferon-α with ribavirin, is limited by its suboptimal response rate in a significant patient population, side effects, and affordability. Therefore, development of effective drug is needed. One approach to find out the candidate of antiviral drug is to discover the inhibitor of enzyme that essential for virus replication, such as RNA helicase. Streptomyces chartreusis 5-095 produce the inhibitor of HCV RNA helicase. The aim of this study was to purify the protein inhibitor which has inhibition activity against ATPase activity of RNA helicase HCV from S. chartreusis 5-095. The supernatant of culture S. chartreusis 5-095 exhibited high inhibiton activity against ATPase activity of RNA helicase HCV (approximately 72%) at 10 days of incubation. The extracellular protein inhibitor was partially purified by procedures of precipitation with ammonium sulfate to 65% saturation and gel filtration (Sephadex G50) using methanol water solution (4:6) as an eluen. The purity of protein inhibitor was monitored by SDS PAGE. The protein inhibitor showed a relative molecular mass were estimated to be 14 kDa and increased the purity 23,08 fold than those of the crude protein. The specific activity and IC50 after purification were 13,1338 U/mg and 0,0767 mg/mL, respectively. The activity of purified protein inhibitor showed its stability over pH range from 5-8 and optimum at pH 7,4. The inhibition activity showed its stability up to 70% at temperature 100 oC. The purified protein inhibitor relatively stable its activity at storage in the range of -20 oC to room temperature for 35 days.
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