APLIKASI FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS UNTUK MENENTUKAN PRIORITAS PELANGGAN BERKUNJUNG KE GALERI (Studi Kasus di Secondhand Semarang)

Entrepreneur have an important role in the development of developing countries. Entrepreneurship has many responsibilities, one of them is in making decisions concerning organizational leadership, marketing and others. Making the right decisions to support advancement a company. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a decision support models to find the order of priority of the various alternatives in solving a problem. Weakness contained in the AHP is subjectivity. The approach to the fuzzy concept can minimize these weaknesses. The use of function Triangular Fuzzy Number (TFN) on Fuzzy AHP can clarify uncertainties in the interval assessment scale. This study aims to identifies the priority of customers visiting the gallery case study in Secondhand Semarang. The data taken by distributing questionnaires to customers have ever visiting as respondents. The results showed criteria of Barang is a top of priority with the highest priority weight is 0,341. Criteria of Produk followed with 0,245 priority weight, then criteria of Suasana with 0,211 priority weight, and the last criteria of Lingkungan with 0,201 priority weight. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Decision Making, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Triangular Fuzzy Number (TFN), Fuzzy AHP

Utilizing Fisher’s-Z Transformation for Item Selection

The previous work has shown that item selection method based on the use of corrected item-total correlation larger than .3 as the criterion provided the least errors of including items with low corrected item-total correlation in the population and excluding items with high corrected item-total correlation in the population. However, such method did not address the fact that corrected item-total correlation fluctuated across samples. Therefore, in smaller samples, the method provided larger errors. The current article proposed a new method for item selection that took into account the fluctuations of corrected item-total correlation across samples. The method was a significant test of correlation coefficient with the null hypothesis stating that the corrected item-total correlation was larger than or equal to .3. Four simulations were conducted to evaluate the proposed method and its modification. The results showed that the method was performed very well in reducing errors of including items with low corrected item-total correlation even in smaller sample sizes. However, the errors of excluding items with high corrected item-total correlation were large, particularly in small sample size. The large exclusion error was due to the lack of power to reject the null hypothesis when sample size was small. In larger samples, the proposed method and its modification and the method used criterion of corrected item total correlation larger than .3 performed equally well

How Reliable The Measurement of Predictors Should Be: Monte Carlo Study in the Regression Framework

Current study investigate the effect of measurement error on the estimation of predictors that are measured either with or without error, type 1 error rates, and power to detect non-null parameters. Author also looked for minimum value of measurement reliability needed for the analysis to provide desired results. Such value used to be based only on subjective judgements without any empirical study to support them. Simulation was conducted by manipulating the reliability of one predictor, the sample sizes, and the correlation between predictors. The model used in current study included only two predictors. The results showed that the higher the reliability of predictor measurement, the lower the bias of estimates of the two predictors and the type 1 error rates. Increasing reliability was also followed by increased power. Author also demonstrated that the minimum reliability to achieve desired results should be .8 to .9, not .7 as suggested by others

The Origin Of Social Media To The World Communication In Social Network Movie Directed by David Fincher (2010) : A Sociological Approach

The problem of this study is how the social media influence in gaining world communication is reflected in David Fincher’s The Social Network movie. The objective of this study is to analyze the movie based on the structural elements and to analyze the movie based on the sociological approach. This research is qualitative research. Type of data of the study is text and image taken from two data sources: primary and secondary. The primary data source is The Social Network movie directed by David Fincher released in 2010. While the secondary data sources are other materials taken from books, encyclopedia, and internet related to the study. Both data are collected through library research and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The study comes to the following conclusions. First, based on the structural analysis of each elements, it shows that the character and characterization, casting, plot, setting, point of view, theme, mise-en scene, cinematography, sound, and editing are related to each other and form the unity into good quality movie. Second, based on the sociological analysis, there is a close relationship between the movie story and the reality of American life that America takes the origin of social media in order to expand social communication in the world. This movie also criticizes the tendency of relationships values making a powerful idea on the birth of social network

PROSEDUR PENETAPAN TARIF PENGIRIMAN BARANG PADA PT. JALUR NUGRAHA EKAKURIR (JNE EXPRESS) CABANG COLOMADU SOLO

ABSTRAK PROSEDUR PENETAPAN TARIF PENGIRIMAN BARANG PADA PT. JALUR NUGRAHA EKAKURIR (JNE EXPRESS) CABANG COLOMADU SOLO DIMAS AGUNG SANTOSO NIM F3211035 Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui bagaimana prosedur penetapan tarif pengiriman barang pada PT. JNE EXPRESS Cabang Colomadu Solo. Tarif pengiriman harus dapat dijangkau oleh semua masyarakat. Diterapkannya penetapan tarif pengiriman agar dapat meningkatkan keuntungan dan pendapatan perusahaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Analisis diskriptif yaitu menggambarkan secara sistematis dan akurat mengenai objek yang diteliti dengan cara mengamati. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer yaitu data yang diperoleh secara langsung dari jawaban karyawan, staff melalui observasi dan wawancara sedangkan data sekunder dipeoleh dari tempat penelitian dengan melakukan pengamatan serta buku-buku yang berhubungan dengan tarif, yang digunakan sebagai landasan teori untuk keperluan analisis data. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa PT. JNE EXPRESS Cabang Colomadu Solo menggunakan prosedur penetapan tarif pengiriman barang berdasarkan volume besarnya barang, jauhnya lokasi pengiriman barang, keamanan pengiriman sampai pada tujuan dan ukuran berat barang ditentukan berdasarkan basis kilogram. Kata kunci : Penetapan Harg

PENGARUH KOMITMEN ORGANISASI DAN MOTIVASI TERHADAP HUBUNGAN ANTARA PARTISIPASI ANGGARAN DENGAN SENJANGAN ANGGARAN (Survey Pada Perusahaan Tekstil di Kabupaten Sukoharjo)

Partisipasi dalam penyusunan anggaran, komitmen organisasi, dan motivasi merupakan teknik manajemen yang efektif untuk melibatkan manajer dalam melaksanakan secara penuh tanggung jawab atas anggaran yang telah disusun. Anggaran yang disusun secara partisipatif cenderung akan lebih realistis dan tidak terjadi slack (senjangan anggaran). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh partisipasi dalam penyusunan anggaran terhadap senjangan anggaran dengan variabel komitmen organisasi dan motivasi sebagai variabel moderating. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei dengan menggunakan data primer dari kuesioner. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah manajer menengah pada perusahaan tekstil di Sukoharjo. Jumlah sampel yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah 35 manajer menengah yang diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil pengumpulan data diuji kualitasnya dengan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas dengan teknik korelasi product moment dan cronbach’s alpha. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi berganda yang disertai dengan uji asumsi klasik. Hasil penelitian memperoleh hasil sebagai berikut: (1) Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi penyusunan anggaran berpengaruh terhadap senjangan anggaran. Hasil analisis regresi memperoleh nilai p=0,000 diterima pada taraf signifikansi 5% (p<0,05) dan H1 diterima. Artinya partisipasi anggaran yang tinggi dari bawahan akan meningkatkan kemungkinan terjadinya senjangan anggaran. (2) Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa interaksi partisipasi penyusunan anggaran dan komitmen organisasi berpengaruh negatif terhadap senjangan anggaran. Hasil analisis regresi yang memperoleh nilai p-value untuk interaksi partisipasi dan komitmen organisasi sebesar 0,030 diterima pada taraf signifikansi 5% (p<0,05) dan H2 diterima. Artinya partisipasi anggaran akan menurunkan senjangan anggaran bila bawahan berkomitmen organisasi tinggi. (3) Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa interaksi partisipasi penyusunan anggaran dan motivasi berpengaruh negatif terhadap senjangan anggaran. Hasil analisis regresi yang memperoleh nilai p-value untuk interaksi partisipasi dan motivasi sebesar 0,021 diterima pada taraf signifikansi 5% (p<0,05) dan H3 diterima. Artinya partisipasi anggaran akan menurunkan senjangan anggaran bila motivasi kerja bawahan termasuk tinggi

PERBEDAAN PENERAPAN METODE MEMBACA CEPAT DENGAN METODE MEMBACA INTENSIF DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN BACAAN

Membaca merupakan salah satu aktivitas yang paling penting dalam hidup dan dapat dikatakan bahwa semua proses belajar didasarkan pada kemampuan membaca. Dua jenis membaca yaitu membaca cepat dan membaca intensif termasuk membaca lanjutan untuk siswa SMA. Membaca cepat yaitu membaca yang mengutamakan kecepatan dengan tidak mengabaikan pemahamannya. Adapun membaca intensif adalah membaca yang dilakukan dengan hati-hati dan teliti. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi metode membaca cepat adalah faktor konsentrasi. Faktor konsentrasi ini juga merupakan faktor membaca intesif. Individu yang melakukan kegiatan membaca, termasuk dalam membaca cepat ataupun membaca intensif sama-sama membutuhkan konsentrasi. Karena konsentrasi seseorang akan mempengaruhi kecepatan membaca dan mempengaruhi pemahaman isi bacaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) perbedaan penerapan metode membaca cepat dengan metode membaca intensif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan. (2) Tingkat membaca cepat. (3) tingkat membaca intensif. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini yaitu ada perbedaan penerapan metode membaca cepat dengan metode membaca intensif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan pada siswa di SMA Negeri 1 Mojolaban. Membaca intensif lebih baik dibanding metode membaca cepat dalam meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan pada siswa di SMA Negeri I Mojolaban. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI S 4 sebanyak 36 siswa dan kelas XI S 3 berjumlah 38 siswa. Teknik pengambilan sample dengan proporsional random sampling. Metode pengumpulan data dan alat ukur yang digunakan adalah materi bacaan serta lembar pertanyaan dan jawaban yang diberikan sebanyak satu kali setelah pelaksanaan pembelajaran metode membaca cepat dan metode membaca intensif. Analisis data menggunakan rumus t-test. Hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan, yaitu: (1) Tidak ada perbedaan penerapan metode membaca cepat dengan metode membaca intensif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman bacaan. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan hasil uji t antar A atau t-test diperoleh hasil t = -0,830 dengan p = 0,586 atau p ≥ 0,05. (2) Hasil kategori pemahaman bacaan metode intensif tergolong sedang dengan rerata empirik sebesar 23,158 dan rerata hipotetik sebesar 22,25. (3) Hasil kategori pemahaman bacaan metode membaca cepat tergolong sedang dengan rerata empirik sebesar 24,264 dan rerata hipotetik sebesar 22,25 Berdasarkan hasil analisis tersebut dapat dikatakan bahwa penerapan metode membaca cepat dengan metode membaca intensif dalam pemahaman bacaan tidak ada perbedaan

Experimental study of smouldering wildfire mitigation: spread, suppression and transition to flaming

Smouldering and flaming combustion are both important in wildfires, and one can lead to the other. Although the characteristic temperature, spread rate and power of smouldering are low compared to flaming combustion, smouldering is far more persistent. Peatland wildfires are dominated by smouldering combustion and have been reported to be some of the largest wildfires in terms of fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. Unfortunately, current fundamental understanding of smouldering wildfire is limited, resulting in ineffective mitigation strategies. In this thesis, novel experiments were developed to study three phenomena: smouldering peat fire, its suppression, and the transition from smouldering to flaming combustion. To understand the behaviour of smouldering under real conditions, the largest to-date peat wildfire experiment was conducted in Sumatra, Indonesia, investigating ignition, spread, emission and suppression. The fire was observed continuously for the first time propagating for 10 days during day and night times, and despite major rainfalls. Lab-scale experiments were conducted to study the suppression under variable flow rate and wetting agents. The minimum suppression column height at the lab-scale agrees with the field-scale experiment. The required volume of suppressant per mass of peat was constant, therefore suggesting a fundamental property, at around 5.7 L/kg-peat despite changes in flow rate and wetting agent concentration. To further understand the transition from smouldering to flaming combustion, a novel experimental rig was designed to investigate the role of wind. Compared to continuous wind exposure, transition from smouldering to flaming occurred earlier under pulse wind and depended less on sample size. The results in this thesis can help to improve prevention and mitigation efforts.Open Acces

Pengaruh Perubahan Iklim Terhadap Produksi Tanaman Pangan Di Provinsi Maluku

This study was aimed to determine the impact of climate change on food crops performance in the Maluku province, based on the climatological data from 1995 to 2012, and to find out crop commodities that are adaptable to climate change. This study used four models of trend analysis: linear least square pattern, quadratic, exponential, and moving averages. The results of forecasting were used to estimate food crop production in the year of climate change to determine the impact of climate change on crop production. Results showed that soybean was the most sensitive crop to climate change, it had the biggest impact on production, yield declined on both El Nino (10.7%) and La Nina (11.4%). Paddy which is generally cultivated on the wetlands, El Nino had the smallest effect on a decrease of production of 2.9% and 2.4% increased on the La Nina. Corn production decreased 7.4% on the El Nino and 3.9% increased during the La Nina. Sweet potatoes was the most resistant crop to climate change, the impact was increased production by 2.5% during El Nino. To reduce the impacts of climate changes could be done through some efforts, namely: (1) to identify areas of potential drought, floods, pests and diseases endemic based on climate and soil conditions, (2) to develop prediction techniques, based on weather and climate forecasts to provide early warning to farmers, (3) to prepare and disseminate a package of technology which is able to withstand the adverse conditions of the El Nino and La Nina, including varieties, pest and disease prevention, and production inputs which are easily obtained by farmers, (4) to improve irrigation and drainage channels, mainly on the paddy fields to increase production capacity and to prevent crop failure during the dry season