Judul: Halal agro-industry development strategy in anticipating global halal business
Abstrak: The increasing trend of the world halal products and Muslim population had reached 1.8 billion of 6.5 billion people showed an enormous potential business. It was estimated that 12% or USD 347-500 billion of the global food and agricultural products trading per year was halal products. This study aimed to assess halal agroindustrial development strategy by using a combination of observations, direct comparisons method, SWOT analysis (strength, weakness, opportunity, threats) and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) to increase Indonesian competitiveness on global halal business and products. The review began with the identification of global halal agro-industry and its business trend development as by observing and identifying five groups of halal products in Malaysia International halal Showcase (MIHAS) in 2009-2011 period. Accordingly, halal agro-industry development external and internal criteria were identified using SWOT analysis to be compared among six ASEAN countries to determine ASEAN halal agro-industry competitiveness position. Finally, Indonesian halal agro-industry strategy alternatives were formulated under SWOT-AHP method. Data was collected by conducting focus group discussions, depth interviews, questioners which were involving 34 respondents in total consisted of experts, policy makers, industrialists, international customers, associations and academicians. The results showed that the developments of Indonesian halal agro-halal were potentially strategic. Indonesian halal agroindustry premised in a strategic position, but it was situated in the fifth position among other six ASEAN countries. The development of Indonesian halal agroindustry was formulated to protect halal domestic market and gradually to increase its national competitiveness to become a global halal business excellence. The strategies chosen were developing halal compatible logistics infrastructure, improving legislation and long-term development plans, increasing coordination among the policies and interests, developing advocacy on trading and networking skills, increasing the competitiveness of the domestic halal products, increasing the halal agro-industry research and development mastery, increasing public awareness and the creation of the halal industry champions. The results of this study expected to be used as a reference for various stakeholders for strategic decision making to increase Indonesian halal agro-industry competitiveness.
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Judul: Halal Procurement Strategy in the Food Industry in Indonesia
Abstrak: Indonesia sebagai negara dengan penduduk mayoritas muslim, memiliki peluang besar untuk mengembangkan industri halal. Salah satu aspek utama yang perlu dikembangkan adalah pengadaan halal yang penelitiannya masih sangat terbatas khususnya di Indonesia. Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi permasalahan dan merumuskan strategi pengadaan halal industri makanan halal di Indonesia. Untuk mengidentifikasi masalah yang terjadi dan mencari solusinya, dilakukan wawancara dengan para ahli. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Analytical Network Process (ANP) dengan pendekatan Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kekuatan menjadi prioritas utama dalam mengembangkan pengadaan halal industri makanan di Indonesia. Aspek kekuatan, kelemahan, peluang, dan ancaman yang paling berpengaruh, secara berturut-turut menunjukan bahwa ketersediaan sumber daya bahan baku, kurangnya komoditas bernilai tambah, ketersediaan jaminan kontinuitas bahan baku, serta banyak pesaing global dalam industri makanan halal di dunia.
Keyword: food industry, halal procurement, strategy, SWOT-ANP

Judul: Approximation of the Median of Poisson Distribution Using the Relation of Poisson-Gamma Distribution
Abstrak: A major drawback of median is that median cannot usually be defined in closed form, even in the cases where their distribution functions are known. This study gives an approximation of the closed form for the median of the Poisson distribution by using the relation of Poisson-Gamma distribution. The approximation uses elementary techniques based on the monotonicity of certain sequences involving tail probabilities of the Poisson distribution and the Central Limit Theorem. Furthermore, a closed form expression for the mean absolute deviation 􀜧|􀜰􀰒 􀵆 􀜯􀝁􀝀􁈺􀜰􀰒􁈻| is also studied. The median is relevant because of the fact that it minimizes the mean absolute deviation of a Poisson random variable (􀜰􀰒􁈻 by considering median as central tendency.
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