Judul: Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Olahan Salak Sidimpuan pada Koperasi Agrina.
Abstrak: Koperasi Agrina adalah koperasi produksi yang berfokus dalam pengolahan salak yang telah berdiri sejak tahun 2007. Koperasi Agrina mengalami penurunan omzet yang disebabkan oleh adanya daftar pesaing baru, sumber daya yang terbatas, dan pemanfaatan teknologi yang masih belum maksimal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan alternatif strategi dan strategi prioritas yang dapat diterapkan oleh Koperasi Agrina. Alat analisis berupa matriks IFE, matriks EFE, matriks IE, matriks SWOT dan QSPM. Koperasi Agrina memiliki kondisi lingkungan internal dan eksternal yang sedang. Terdapat delapan alternatif strategi yang dihasilkan melalui SWOT. Strategi prioritas utama yang dihasilkan berdasarkan matriks QSP yaitu menambah jumlah produksi dengan meningkatkan kualitas dan pelayanan terhadap konsumen.
Keyword: olahan salak, QSPM, strategi, SWOT

Judul: Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan Desa Tegallega Kecamatan Warungkondang Cianjur Jawa Barat.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor lingkungan internal dan eksternal Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan dan merumuskan alternatif strategi pengembangan usaha untuk Agribisnis Hortikultura Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Januari 2014 dengan tiga responden yang merupakan pengurus Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan yang terletak di Cianjur, Jawa Barat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu matriks IE, matriks SWOT, dan matriks QSP. Matriks IE menunjukan bahwa posisi Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan berada pada sel pertama yaitu posisi “tumbuh dan kembangkan”. Strategi yang sesuai dengan posisi tersebut adalah strategi intensif dan integrative. Matriks SWOT menghasilkan empat strategi alternatif pengembangan usaha yang kemudian diprioritaskan melalui matriks QSP yaitu membuka minimarket khusus sayuran segar, meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia, mengurangi dampak impor produk sayuran, dan meningkatkan sistem kontrol terhadap kualitas usaha. Prioritas strategi yang direkomendasikan untuk diterapkan oleh Koperasi Mitra Tani Parahyangan adalah membuka minimarket khusus sayuran segar untuk memanfaatkan peluang meningkatkan konsumsi sayuran.
Keyword: hortikultura, strategi, pengembangan, matriks IE, matriks SWOT, matriks QSP, strategi prioritas

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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