Judul: Pengaruh Teknologi terhadap Nilai Tambah dan Profitabilitas pada UKM Keripik Singkong di Bogor
Abstrak: Ubi kayu merupakan tanaman pangan dengan masa simpan pendek. Pengolahan ubi kayu menjadi keripik singkong merupakan salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan masa simpan. Penambahan input pada proses pengolahan dapat memberikan nilai tambah pada produk. Penggunaan teknologi pada pengolahan produk juga dapat meningkatkan nilai tambah danmemengaruhi biaya produksi sehingga berpengaruh terhadap profitabilitas usaha. Penelitian ini mencoba melihat besar pengaruh teknologi terhadap nilai tambah dan profitabilitas usaha pengolahan keripik singkong pada UKM Keripik Singkong Tiga Saudara dan Nur Keripik Singkong.Kedua UKM ini memiliki teknologi yang berbeda pada proses produksi. Hasil analisis nilai tambah dengan metode Hayami dan analisis profitabilitas dengan MOS dan MIR menunjukkan bahwa UKM Nur Keripik Singkong yang menggunakan mesin pemotong ubi kayu memiliki nilai tambah dan profitabilitas yang lebih besar dibandingkan UKM Keripik Singkong Tiga Saudara yang menggunakan pisau serut manual.
Keyword: keripik singkong, nilai tambah, profitabilitas, teknologi

Judul: omparison Added Value and Business Profitability Nutmeg Fibrous Processed Based Technology in Bogor.
Abstrak: Di wilayah Bogor terdapat usaha pengolahan daging buah pala menjadi sari buah pala. Pengolahan daging buah pala menjadi sari buah pala dilakukan oleh UKM dengan penggunaan teknologi proses dan skala usaha yang berbeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis besarnya nilai tambah dan profitabilitas yang diperoleh dari pengolahan pala menjadi minuman sari buah pala bedasarkan teknologi proses yang digunakan dan skala usaha. Analisis nilai tambah menggunakan metode Hayami sedangkan analisis profitabilitas usaha dengan perhitungan titik impas, Marginal Income Ratio (MIR), Marginal of Safety (MOS), dan Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL). Hasil menunjukkan bahwa UKM Cielo memiliki nilai tambah yang paling tinggi dengan proses pengolahan menggunakan alat press (sederhana) dan kapasitas produksi 500 botol per hari sebesar Rp30 032.84 per kilogram dan bedasarkan analisis profitabilitas yang telah dilakukan pada ketiga usaha pengolahan sari buah pala, setiap UKM sudah mampu menghasilkan laba karena nilai penjualan sudah melampaui nilai titik impas. UKM Cielo mampu menghasilkan laba lebih tinggi dibandingkan UKM pengolahan sari buah pala lain dengan tingkat profitabilitas sebesar 35.96 persen dengan nilai DOL sebesar 1.47.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, IPB, Added value, Business scale, Profitability, Nutmeg fibrous, Technology, Break even, Production capacity, Highest profit

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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