tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72927211871948165402024-03-13T04:00:55.963-07:00Industrial EngineeringBernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-31803626352218725592010-09-01T19:14:00.000-07:002010-09-01T19:30:28.264-07:00Generasi baru trolley otomatis untuk aplikasi e-fulfilment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.retailtechnologyreview.com/absolutenm/articlefiles/1271-X2-Waitrose-with-X2-logo-sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.retailtechnologyreview.com/absolutenm/articlefiles/1271-X2-Waitrose-with-X2-logo-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Generasi baru trolley otomatis untuk aplikasi e-fulfillment<div><br /></div><div>X2 Computing, salah satu suplier mobile computing terkemuka di United Kingdom (UK), bekerjasama dengan sebuah perusahaan manufaktur yang bergerak di bidang pembuatan peralatan retail berkualitas tinggi berusaha menghasilkan sebuah trolley yang diintegrasikan dengan Teknologi Informasi untuk memenuhi kebutuhan individu khususnya di retail dan pergudangan. Trolley, hasil kerjasama dengan Wanzl, dikatakan sebagai alat yang mudah untuk digunakan dan meningkatkan kenaikan kapasitas dan efisiensi (biaya) dalam pengambilan dan pengiriman barang.<br /><br />X2 computing telah memenangkan beberapa order dari perusahaan home shopping terkemuka di dunia, seperti Waitrose, yang telah menggunakan trolley baru tersebut untuk jasa home shopping di UK. Setiap trolley diperlengkapi dengan <i>onboard scanner </i>dan sebuah <i>tablet PC </i>yang memiliki batere kecil dengan daya tahan 1 hari penuh. Batere, tablet PC dan scanner sangat mudah dipindahkan untuk di-charge atau dipindah untuk penyimpanan yang lebih aman to memaksimalkan lahan gudang trolley. X2 Computing juga menyediakan solusi charge batere yang terkustomisasi yang memiliki rak sehingga mampu menyimpan dan men-charge beberapa komputer dan batere sekaligus. </div><div><br /></div><div>Berita lebih lanjut:<br /><br /><br />source : http://www.retailtechnologyreview.com/absolutenm/templates/retail_mobile_computers.aspx?articleid=1271&zoneid=10</div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-14322183306949359122010-05-10T19:09:00.000-07:002010-05-10T19:24:51.122-07:00Siapa bilang manufaktur identik dengan "jelek" dan "kotor" ?Ketika kita berbicara tentang teknik mesin, kita punya image bahwa ilmu itu berhubungan dengan bengkel, onderdil, tempat yang kotor, tempat yang tidak teratur, tempat yang jelek, dll. Begitu pula ketika kita berdiskusi tentang teknik industri. Pabrik juga identik dengan mesin-mesin yang menggunakan onderdil, oli, barang2 yang bisa menimbulkan kotor dan jelek dari sisi keindahan dan pemandangan.<br /><br />Namun, foto di bawah ini menunjukkan hal yang berbeda. Manufaktur yang indah dan bersih memberikan dampak yang baik kepada para pekerja. Saya yakin, ada beberapa industri yang telah menjaga kebersihan dan keindahan seperti foto di bawah ini. Apabila ada yang memiliki gambar serupa, biarlah gambar/foto itu dapat dibagikan kepada para industriawan untuk menjadi sebuah pelajaran positif bagi industri Indonesia. <br /><br /><strong>Volkswagen Phaeton plant</strong><br />Who says a factory has to be ugly and dirty? This is not your average car-assembly plant. Also known as the “Transparent Factory,” the walls of Volkswagen’s Phaeton Plant are made of almost 300,000 square feet of glass. The striking look is completed by Canadian Maple hardwood flooring.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9iE6-y_I/AAAAAAAAAOE/9dUlFBDGltA/s1600/vw1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9iE6-y_I/AAAAAAAAAOE/9dUlFBDGltA/s320/vw1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469830140575796210" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9h-QVOmI/AAAAAAAAAN8/h6jVxF3s460/s1600/vw2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9h-QVOmI/AAAAAAAAAN8/h6jVxF3s460/s320/vw2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469830138786298466" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9hrwYPPI/AAAAAAAAAN0/aeo4pE9EXxQ/s1600/vw3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i9hrwYPPI/AAAAAAAAAN0/aeo4pE9EXxQ/s320/vw3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469830133820439794" /></a><br /><br /><br />source : http://workerproductivity.org/just-for-fun/10-cool-office-in-the-world/Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-49187242028826495752010-05-10T18:43:00.000-07:002010-05-10T19:09:05.521-07:00Bangunan kantor menentukan produktivitas ?Para insinyur di bidang teknik industri berusaha mencari cara bagaimana menentukan faktor-faktor dalam industri (baik manufaktur maupun jasa) agar produktivitas kerja meningkat. Cara yang dilakukan adalah melakukan efisiensi dan manajemen sains dengan cara2 yang ilmiah, dihitung dengan matematis bahkan simulasi rumit yang akan memberikan hasil akurat dengan asumsi deterministik.<br /><br />Perhitungan itu memang bisa menjadi salah satu acuan. Namun, ada satu faktor juga yang menentukan produktivitas pekerjaan, yaitu bangunan kantor kita. Coba kita simak bagaimana nyamannya kantor2 yang dikutip di bawah ini. Kalau kita berada di tempat itu, apakah produktivitas kita akan semakin meningkat atau menurun ?<br /><br /><strong>Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4aZtB_CI/AAAAAAAAAK0/jhzvzVhzo40/s1600/chamber2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4aZtB_CI/AAAAAAAAAK0/jhzvzVhzo40/s320/chamber2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469824511157337122" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4aCp9o-I/AAAAAAAAAKs/UiXirpENZzE/s1600/chamber1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4aCp9o-I/AAAAAAAAAKs/UiXirpENZzE/s320/chamber1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469824504970453986" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Google Zurich</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i499PigcI/AAAAAAAAAK8/fNOts-LgAPI/s1600/google1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i499PigcI/AAAAAAAAAK8/fNOts-LgAPI/s320/google1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825121992737218" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-XWAopI/AAAAAAAAALE/jcob6Ka7xT4/s1600/google2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-XWAopI/AAAAAAAAALE/jcob6Ka7xT4/s320/google2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825128999199378" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-g3XlFI/AAAAAAAAALM/0HGOUaOfJtE/s1600/google3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-g3XlFI/AAAAAAAAALM/0HGOUaOfJtE/s320/google3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825131555034194" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-w0j2VI/AAAAAAAAALU/u_OlNvIwO2M/s1600/google4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4-w0j2VI/AAAAAAAAALU/u_OlNvIwO2M/s320/google4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825135838222674" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4_aVYwGI/AAAAAAAAALc/jY9r3WPoEZI/s1600/google5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i4_aVYwGI/AAAAAAAAALc/jY9r3WPoEZI/s320/google5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469825146981761122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Selgas Cano Architecture</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mmou--I/AAAAAAAAAMc/0_-9sdJsUwo/s1600/selgascano1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mmou--I/AAAAAAAAAMc/0_-9sdJsUwo/s320/selgascano1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826919810661346" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mXCeuCI/AAAAAAAAAMU/wkq3MaHhTk4/s1600/selgascano2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mXCeuCI/AAAAAAAAAMU/wkq3MaHhTk4/s320/selgascano2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826915623680034" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mD2Rv-I/AAAAAAAAAMM/ryFh2sskLbY/s1600/selgascano3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6mD2Rv-I/AAAAAAAAAMM/ryFh2sskLbY/s320/selgascano3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826910472224738" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6lsXKRHI/AAAAAAAAAME/ogVPsUKahOE/s1600/selgascano4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6lsXKRHI/AAAAAAAAAME/ogVPsUKahOE/s320/selgascano4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826904167695474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>TBWA Hakukodo</strong><br />Japanese advertising company<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LC6Y7EI/AAAAAAAAALk/ttrTymnALc4/s1600/tbwa1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LC6Y7EI/AAAAAAAAALk/ttrTymnALc4/s320/tbwa1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826446364568642" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LkORcLI/AAAAAAAAALs/l0U5lrGWqlU/s1600/tbwa2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LkORcLI/AAAAAAAAALs/l0U5lrGWqlU/s320/tbwa2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826455306334386" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LyaGL5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/d0ETPBBv4IQ/s1600/tbwa3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6LyaGL5I/AAAAAAAAAL0/d0ETPBBv4IQ/s320/tbwa3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826459114024850" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6MEIgj3I/AAAAAAAAAL8/D36Kv6AUNl4/s1600/tbwa4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i6MEIgj3I/AAAAAAAAAL8/D36Kv6AUNl4/s320/tbwa4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469826463872094066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Pallota Teamworks</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7BQaGjvI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gRkJALr_t0k/s1600/pallotta1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7BQaGjvI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gRkJALr_t0k/s320/pallotta1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827377700179698" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7A16jbQI/AAAAAAAAAMs/rHnwu-SmwZI/s1600/pallotta2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7A16jbQI/AAAAAAAAAMs/rHnwu-SmwZI/s320/pallotta2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827370588531970" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7AXEFqWI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Q5_cn1Wsxiw/s1600/pallotta3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7AXEFqWI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Q5_cn1Wsxiw/s320/pallotta3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827362307025250" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Facebook</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7cN04UUI/AAAAAAAAANM/giaHqq7cF6o/s1600/facebook1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7cN04UUI/AAAAAAAAANM/giaHqq7cF6o/s320/facebook1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827840863654210" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7bgVBTgI/AAAAAAAAANE/9dTrwmGgn6o/s1600/facebook2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7bgVBTgI/AAAAAAAAANE/9dTrwmGgn6o/s320/facebook2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827828650429954" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7bR7z4aI/AAAAAAAAAM8/Ec1yZUkukEI/s1600/facebook3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7bR7z4aI/AAAAAAAAAM8/Ec1yZUkukEI/s320/facebook3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469827824786596258" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hyves</strong><br />Social Networking from Netherlands<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7v4s9O2I/AAAAAAAAANs/1JLDaLHedzA/s1600/hyves1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7v4s9O2I/AAAAAAAAANs/1JLDaLHedzA/s320/hyves1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469828178790660962" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vsyWdrI/AAAAAAAAANk/FZC6TkoDqjw/s1600/hyves2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vsyWdrI/AAAAAAAAANk/FZC6TkoDqjw/s320/hyves2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469828175592060594" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vBascyI/AAAAAAAAANc/oaUwI8i_ySc/s1600/hyves3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vBascyI/AAAAAAAAANc/oaUwI8i_ySc/s320/hyves3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469828163950113570" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vCgnrNI/AAAAAAAAANU/SRDirq_G0bg/s1600/hyves4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/S-i7vCgnrNI/AAAAAAAAANU/SRDirq_G0bg/s320/hyves4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469828164243401938" /></a><br /><br /><br />source : http://theroxor.com/2009/11/30/15-awesome-and-inspiring-offices/Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-17666276822169959962010-03-18T21:44:00.000-07:002010-03-18T21:56:49.244-07:00BPM CertificationBPM (Business Process Management) adalah sebuah sistem yang digunakan untuk mengotomasi proses atau aktivitas-aktivitas yang terangkai untuk mencapai sebuah tujuan tertentu dari sebuah organisasi. Mengatur proses bisnis dalam sebuah perusahaan adalah sebuah seni yang perlu diterjemahkan dalam analisa kualitatif maupun kuantitatif. <br /><br />Banyak organisasi profesional maupun akademis mengeluarkan sertifikasi yang dapat digunakan sebagai acuan dalam mengajar atau bekerja di area BPM. Berikut adalah sajian dari sertifikasi yang telah beredar di kalangan international. <br /><br /><strong>OMG (Object Management Group) </strong><br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Fundamental<br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Business Intermediate<br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Business Advanced<br /><br />Technical<br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Fundamental<br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Technical Intermediate<br />- OCEB Certified Professional, Technical Advanced <br /><br /><strong>ABPMP </strong><br />BPM CBok Certified Business Process Professional<br /><br /><strong>International Process and Performance Institute </strong><br />IPAPI CEM Method <br />- IPAPI Certified Practitioner+<br />- IPAPI Certified Process Professional<br />- IPAPI Certified Process Manager<br />- IPAPI Certified Process Director<br />- IPAPI Certified Process Expert <br /><br /><strong>BPM Council </strong><br />BPM Council Certified <br /><br /><strong>IBM</strong> (IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced)<br />IBM Certified Business Process Analyst - WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced <br /><br /><strong>IBM</strong> (Rational System Architect)<br />IBM Certified Solution Designer - Rational System Architect: BPMN Emphasis <br /><br /><strong>IBM</strong> (ex Lombardi Software)<br />AuraPortal BPM Suite <br />- AuraPortal Certified Consultant<br />- Auraportal Certified Senior Consultant <br /><br /><strong>Bizagi</strong> <br />Bizagi BPM Suite <br />BizAgi Specialist <br /><br /><strong>webMethods</strong> <br />BPM Suite webMethods <br />Certified BPMS Developer <br /><br /><strong>Ultimus</strong> <br />Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite <br />Ultimus Certified BPM Professional <br /><br /><strong>IDS Scheer</strong> <br /><strong>ARIS</strong> <br />- Certified ARIS Professional, Business Designer<br />- Certified ARIS Professional, Business Architect<br /><br />Semoga informasi ini berguna bagi para peneliti di area BPM.Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-83723434179321314172009-10-07T18:50:00.000-07:002009-10-07T19:25:28.465-07:00CustomizationPenyedia jasa sudah memberikan signal untuk menyediakan "CUSTOMIZED" service. Sebuah hal yang dinantikan oleh konsumen, yaitu customization, telah dilakukan oleh beberapa perusahaan terkemuka untuk dapat bersaing di era yang penuh dengan kompetisi.<br /><br />Teori customization sangat mudah. Sebuah perusahaan perlu mengetahui "isi hati" konsumen dan memproduksi produk yang sesuai dengan keinginan "isi hati" tersebut. Namun, dalam praktek sebuah bisnis, proses negosiasi atau proses untuk mengetahui "isi hati" konsumen adalah sangat susah. Banyak keinginan konsumen yang, bisa jadi, tidak sesuai dengan proses produksi atau material yang tersedia. Bisa jadi, konsumen justru lebih kecewa ketika mengetahui bahwa perusahaan tersebut tidak bisa memenuhi keinginannya.<br /><br />Hal ini tentunya bisa dicari jalan tengahnya. Perusahaan menyediakan media yang dapat membatasi keinginan konsumen dalam hal design. Dan, konsumen dapat memiliki akses tersendiri untuk men-desain produk sesuai dengan keinginannya. Sesuatu yang tidak mudah. Tetapi, hal ini telah dilakukan oleh beberapa perusahaan terkemuka di dunia. Hari ini, saya akan mengambil contoh 3 perusahaan besar yang telah mengadopsi sistem CUSTOMIZATION untuk meningkatkan kompetensi perusahaan mereka di era Co-Creation Customer Value.<br /><br />NIKE (USA)<br /><br />Konsumen dapat memberikan inspirasi sebuah desain sepatu yang bagus berdasarkan keinginan pribadi. Tentunya, ada banyak constraint yang perlu diketahui oleh konsumen. Dengan teknologi Web 2.0, sistem design customization dapat terlaksana. NIKE telah memulai sebuah metode menjaring suara konsumen perihal desain sepatu. Desain, warna, bentuk, dan segala properties yang perlu dilakukan untuk desain sepatu telah disediakan dalam website NIKE. Konsumen dapat menanyakan pendapat kepada komunitas yang tersedia untuk pengguna NIKE. Dan, penyedia jasa bisa memberikan perkiraan harga untuk design yang telah dibuat. Tentu saja, sistem ini semakin meningkatkan antusiasme konsumen dalam "PERSONALIZED" produk sepatu.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JNMdEYzI/AAAAAAAAAKA/R7_rXIr-bh8/s1600-h/nike+design.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390044820062626610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JNMdEYzI/AAAAAAAAAKA/R7_rXIr-bh8/s320/nike+design.jpg" /></a><br /><br />LEGO (Denmark)<br /><br />Banyak kompetitor melihat mainan LEGO sebagai produk yang prospektif untuk mainan anak. Bukan hal itu saja, beragam permainan video telah menguras perhatian anak2, sehingga mereka beralih dari permainan LEGO ke arah video game. Hal ini sangat tidak menguntungkan LEGO sebagai pemain awal di dunia mainan anak-anak yang membutuhkan kreativitas dan ketrampilan ini. Dengan menggunakan teknologi Web 2.0, konsumen dapat mendownload sebuah software LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER untuk membuat LEGO yang sesuai dengan keinginan pribadinya. Potensi sistem CUSTOMIZATION ini akan menjadi peluang yang sangat bagus untuk masa depan LEGO ketika mengetahui keinginan konsumen satu per satu.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JME0WlII/AAAAAAAAAJw/LFSKLkL1MHc/s1600-h/LEGO-Digital-Designer_2.png"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390044800832935042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JME0WlII/AAAAAAAAAJw/LFSKLkL1MHc/s320/LEGO-Digital-Designer_2.png" /></a><br /><br />IKEA (Sweden)<br /><br />Sebuah perusahaan furniture dunia dari Swedia, yang sudah tidak asing lagi di telinga international, memberikan fasilitas kemudahan bagi konsumen yang ingin berbelanja perabotan rumah tangga. Fasilitas HOME PLANNER yang disediakan oleh IKEA memberi kemudahan bagi konsumen untuk mendesain (rumah, kantor, dapur, kamar tidur, dll.) dan mengetahui perkiraan harga dari desain yang dibuatnya. Desain yang telah dibuat dapat dikirimkan ke kantor IKEA dan pengiriman akan dilakukan sesuai dengan ketersediaan barang di gudang. Sistem ini sudah diterapkan cukup lama oleh IKEA US dan Europe untuk memberi kepuasan dan kelegaan kepada konsumen perihal desain dan customization.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JMkEcJ4I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xB3HWiM4_fA/s1600-h/IKEA+design.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390044809221908354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Ss1JMkEcJ4I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xB3HWiM4_fA/s320/IKEA+design.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ada banyak perusahaan lain sedang mengarah pada hal serupa. Mereka berlomba-lomba menjadi perusahaan yang siap "CUSTOMIZED" pada setiap keinginan konsumen. Apabila tiba saatnya, kita yang adalah konsumen harus menentukan pilihan yang tepat. Ketika semua menyediakan kemudahan, maka kita yang akan kesulitan memilih. <br /><br />Para konsumen, bersiaplah pada era "CUSTOMIZATION".Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-76979948244541235882009-09-22T21:10:00.000-07:002009-09-22T22:22:30.800-07:00Virtual CurrencyHow can the future economic change ?<br />Could we imagine our future money ? There could be a lot of lifestyle changes in the world. Most people would like to consider the virtual currency as their future revenue and leave their actual job which is obtaining the real money. Could you imagine that ?<br /><br />Internet applications move toward the virtual world (such as virtual economy) that allows every users to pay online, either using the real currency or virtual currency. It is obvious that in the near future, people need not to work at the company since all online shop permit every purchase item paid by virtual money. And, they - users - could easily get virtual currency by playing game online, use the social networking application (facebook, hi5, etc.).<br /><br />People get rewards from what they contributed (to company, to organization, to others, etc.). It is certain that this reward & punishment issue are relevant to any actual industry. However, sooner or later, the advent of virtual world turn this issue into virtual reward and punishment. By gaming online, people need not to worry about real punishment. They could survive and put more effort to gain the rewards. In the social networking application, they do not worry about any distrust issue. If someone befool us, we don't have to worry about our real life since it will not influence our meal. Loosing any virtual money will not effect to much on the real world's life. That will be a big issue for human being in the next decade.<br /><br />I refered to some articles that discussing about the virtual currency issues.<br /><br />Universal virtual currency, however, could make a lot of sense for Facebook, especially given the recent “virtual credits” system that was introduced in Facebook’s own virtual gifting system. In this scenario, users would buy blocks of Facebook virtual currency directly, and then be able to use them in various ways in both Facebook’s own virtual gifts store or in third party applications. Hi5 announced a similar universal virtual currency program two weeks ago for developers on the hi5 Platform.<br /><br />A large virtual currency and payment ecosystem has been growing on the Facebook Platform over the last two years. Many games and other applications are already monetizing well through their own virtual currencies, either through offer providers such as OfferPal, Super Rewards, Peanut Labs, and Gambit, direct credit card or Paypal/Amazon/Google payments through providers like Jambool and Spare Change, or mobile payments through providers like Zong and Paymo.<br /><br />The opportunity to plug into a virtual currency system that would be available to every Facebook user would certainly be interesting to many developers. However, neither building a global payments platform nor managing a universal virtual currency are small tasks.<br /><br />Should Facebook launch a virtual currency system, the dynamics of how it would affect existing monetization systems would heavily depend on the implementation – both from a user experience and a technical integration perspective. However, ultimately, things will simply come down to whichever option can make the best returns for a given application’s user base.<br /><br /><strong><u>JAMBOOL<br /></u></strong>Payments is hard. Creating and managing an economy is even harder – just ask the Federal Reserve. Social Gold solves both problems for developers with a secure and easy-to-integrate API. Specifically, Social Gold offers:<br /><br />•a scalable currency platform that you can have up and running with your own white-labeled currency in a matter of hours<br />•an industry-leading, in-game payments experience that can increase conversion by as much as 50%<br />•a robust analytics platform that helps you manage and optimize your virtual economy<br /><br /><strong><u>Spare Change<br /></u></strong>Spare Change is simple. Users fund their Spare Change account with their credit card, PayPal, bank account or mobile phone - or complete marketing offers and surveys. Users use Spare Change instantly on all of their favorite social network applications.<br />For consumer:<br />- Buy fast and easy. It's never been easier to buy online. With Spare Change you can use your network logon or Spare Change balance on hundreds of apps with just a single click. Think iTunes on social networks.<br />- Buy with confidence. With Spare Change, any purchase you make is eligible for a 30-day refund.<br /><br />For developer:<br />- Increase your revenue. By accepting micropayments via Spare Change, you can greatly increase your revenue. Also earn a revenue stream off every new user you refer to Spare Change!<br />- Integrate fast. We made payments, which are usually pretty hard, really easy. We find most developers can integrate our solution in just a couple hours.<br />- Grow your user base. Not only do we help you monetize your users, we also help drive other Spare Change users back to your apps.<br /><br /><strong><u>Super Rewards<br /></u></strong><br />Implementing a Super Rewards offer-based platform has been proven to be the best way to monetize social applications and games. Super Rewards goes beyond displaying run-of-the-mill CPM or CPC ads; allowing publishers to incorporate the monetization platform as an unintrusive, yet integral component to the application or game.<br /><br />Using the Super Rewards offer platform, publishers can reward gamers and app users with additional points, virtual goods, or virtual dollars for completing offers or paying directly with their credit card, mobile phone, or many other options.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Social Networking Sites</strong>: Super Rewards is implemented on nearly every major social networking platform including Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, and Hi5.<br /><br /><strong>Standalone Sites</strong>: Super Rewards is also a primary monetization platform for a variety of standalone sites. Whether it is a dating web-app, software download site, or a membership/subscription-based site, Super Rewards can be easily implemented by dropping in the iFrame.<br /><br /><strong>MMOs</strong>: Massively Multiplayer games and virtual worlds have also seen the benefits of turnkey virtual currency platform implementations. Super Rewards works there too!<br /><br /><strong>iPhone</strong>: Add Super Rewards to your iPhone apps! Initial results show that mobile apps and games monetize extremely well. Create an account to download the SDK.<br /><br /><u><strong>Gambit</strong> </u><br />In 2007, the Gambit's team formed kickflip inc. to build online games, eventually reaching over 7 million users. They had the same problem you have...making money. So they built all the tools they needed to help users pay for their games. Their users loved it. They also loved it. So they thought they'd allow a few friends to use it. Surprisingly, the developers and their users liked it too. Since then they've been focused on providing the easiest payment solution for online games and communities.<br /><br /><strong><u>Peanut Labs Media Monetization Platform</u></strong><br />The largest global footprint and widest choice of monetization options. Ever. The Peanut Labs Media Monetization Platform is designed specifically to work with virtual currencies and goods in the new digital economy - be they social applications on Facebook, Myspace or Linkedin, or leading Games and Gaming communities.<br /><br />The platform is turnkey, simple to setup and fully managed. We handle all billing and sales logistics, customer support, currency conversions, optimizations and fraud resolution. Publishers average $300 eCPMs using the entire system. Peanut Labs was listed as a FAST Top 50 Company in 2008. See this Interactive Map for our global monetization options in major countries.<br /><br /><strong><u>Offerpal Media</u></strong><br />Offerpal Media, the leader in virtual currency monetization, in 16 September 2009 announced the launch of its self-service Multivariate Testing platform. Designed to help online game developers increase revenues from their virtual goods and services, the platform provides a simple way to test, measure and optimize critical monetization variables including exchange rates, price points, user interface options and more. The multivariate testing is available for free to users of Offerpal Media’s virtual currency payment platform.<br /><br />source:<br />www.jambool.com<br />www.sparechangeinc.com<br />www.srpoints.com<br />www.getgambit.com<br />www.peanutlabsmedia.com<br />www.offerpalmedia.comBernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-77474141682414119532009-09-21T18:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T19:15:03.594-07:00Busan New Port (1)Busan Port ranks 5th in the world in terms of container cargo handling volume (13,452 million TEU, 2008) and serves as the hub port of Northeast Asia by connection to neighboring ports via far reaching network of feeder services. Since it is located on the key routes linking Europe and North America, ships travelling between North America and Eurasia may use Busan Port without changing their main trunk lines.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SrgyQt-uHGI/AAAAAAAAAJg/wYSOsWUasAY/s1600-h/project_sub2_img1_kor%5B0%5D.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384108617323388002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SrgyQt-uHGI/AAAAAAAAAJg/wYSOsWUasAY/s320/project_sub2_img1_kor%5B0%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In the face of growing demands for better and more efficient port logistics services and heightened global competitiveness, the construction of Busan New Port with 30 new berths was planned and is scheduled for completion by 2015. Initial 6 berths were opened in 2006 and additional 24 berths are to be built by 2015.<br /><br /><br />The total cost is estimted at USD 9.15 billion and once completed, the new port will be capable of handling 8.04 million TEU's annually with the total capacity of 15 million TEU.<br /><br /><br />State-of-the-art, 22-row twin lifts and a top notch IT system will be introduced to offer the best port logistics services.<br /><br /><br />The northern distribution part will be developed by 2010. Foreign investors are invited to take opportunities to invest and do business in the new port and the distripark.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Distripark</strong><br /><br />An area of approximately 1.2 million square meter (288 acres) to the north of North Container Terminal of Busan New Port will be developed into a logistics district in four phases by 2010. Foreign logistics companies are invited to move into the distripark and take advantage of the state-of-the-art port logistics infrastructure and services that Busan New Port offers. In addition, tenant businesses can enjoy various incentives including tax benefits and streamlined administration services.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Free Trade Zone</strong><br /><br />North Container Terminal and the logisticis district measuring approximately 4 million square meters (960 acres) have been designated as a Free Trade Zone in 2004. Since Busan New Port is also a part of the Free Economic Zone, companies can benefit from the special status of this area and maximize the efficiency of their business operation by using all the incentives available under the Free Trade Zone Act and the Free Economic Zone Act.<br /><br /><strong>Busan New Port Logistic Complex</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SrgyRHy4rnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/UjkU99Mu_x8/s1600-h/busna_pimg02_eng.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 107px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384108624253070962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SrgyRHy4rnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/UjkU99Mu_x8/s320/busna_pimg02_eng.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Source: Invest Busan - Korea (<a href="http://www.investkorea.org/">www.investkorea.org</a>) & Future Development of Busan Port (BPA, 2009)</p><p><br /><br /></p>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-19172231515840507062009-07-15T23:47:00.000-07:002009-07-16T03:11:48.254-07:00The tertiary and quaternary sector of economy<strong><u>Tertiary sector of economy</u></strong><br /><br /><em>The tertiary sector of economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector (approximately manufacturing ) and the primary sector (extraction such as mining, agriculture and fishing). The general definition of the Tertiary sector is producing a service instead of just a end product, in the case of the secondary sector. Sometimes an additional sector, the "quaternary sector" , is defined for the sharing of information (which normally belongs to the tertiary sector).</em><br />(source : wikipedia)<br /><br />Industri jasa dalam kategori ekonomi pada jaman dahulu dapat disebut sebagai produk tak berwujud. (<em>intangible</em> produk). Industri jasa biasanya termasuk penyediaan jasa kepada <em>business</em> lain atau konsumen akhir. Transportasi, distribusi atau <em>wholesaler</em>, retailer .. juga di antaranya jasa pengendali hama ataupun industri hiburan, termasuk dalam kategori industri jasa. Produk riil juga dapat diubah menjadi sebuah media penghantar jasa seperti yang terjadi di restoran ataupun reparasi peralatan. Namun, industri jasa yang dimaksud disini lebih berkaitan dengan interaksi antara orang dan melayani konsumen daripada sekedar mengubah bentuk produk fisik.<br /><br />Sektor industri jasa terdiri dari produk yang "soft", sebagai bagian dari ekonomi.. seperti asuransi, pemerintahan, pariwisata, banking, retail, pendidikan dan pelayanan sosial. Pekerjaan pada sektor "<em>soft</em>" ini, para pekerja lebih dominan untuk menggunakan aset pengetahuan (<em>knowledge assets</em>), aset kolaborasi (<em>collaboration assets</em>) dan perjanjian proses untuk meningkatkan produktivitas (<em>effectiveness</em>), potensi peningkatan performansi (performance <em>improvement potential</em>) dan kesinambungan (<em>sustainability</em>).<br /><br />Banyak orang mengincar tipe perusahaan seperti ini dikarenakan bentuk perusahaan yang lebih fleksibel dan suasana kerja yang lebih mengedepankan aktualisasi diri sebagai salah satu puncak kebutuhan manusia (berdasar teori Maslow). Output yang dihasilkan dari sektor industri ini adalah informasi (konten), jasa, perhatian (<em>attention</em>), nasehat (<em>advice</em>), pengalaman (<em>experiences</em>), dan atau diskusi (FAQ). Contoh lain seputar sektor industri jasa :<br />Franchising, Media massa, jasa pendidikan, industri "hospitality" (restoran, hotel, casino), konsultan, advokasi, rumah sakit, pengendalian limbah, real estate, jasa personal (i.e. <em>financial personal service</em>), penyedia jasa (<em>business service provider</em>), dll.<br /><br /><strong><u>Quaternary sector of the economy </u></strong><br /><br /><em>The quaternary sector of the economy is an extension of the three-sector hypothesis of industrial evolution. It principally concerns the intellectual services: information generation, information sharing, consultation, education and research development . It is sometimes incorporated into the tertiary sector but many argue that intellectual services are distinct enough to warrant a separate sector.</em><br />(source : wikipedia)<br /><br />Sektor industri ini banyak ditemukan di negara2 maju dan membutuhkan tenaga kerja dengan keahlian intelektual tinggi. Sektor industri ini lebih mengedepankan pengembangan untuk masa depan. Penelitian dan pengembangan lebih diarahkan kepada pemangkasan biaya, penjajakan market baru, memproduksi ide inovatif, metode produksi / manufaktur baru, dsb. Untuk sektor industri farmasi (kimia), tentunya hal ini memiliki nilai yang sangat tinggi karena bisa menciptakan produk bermerek di masa depan yang memiliki keuntungan berlipat-lipat.<br /><br />Namun, berdasarkan beberapa definisi, sektor <em>quarternary</em> ini juga termasuk perusahaan jasa murni seperti industri hiburan. dan, bahkan ada yang menempatkan sektor industri <em>"quinary"</em> yang merepresentasikan industri kesehatan, industri kebudayaan dan penelitian.<br /><br />Sektor industri <em>quaternary</em> diantaranya bisa termasuk dalam kategori sektor industri <em>tertiary, </em>karena keduanya termasuk sektor industri jasa. Kedua sektor industri ini berperan cukup penting di UK (England) karena telah mempekerjakan 76% dari total tenaga kerja di UK. Dan, Indonesia, melalui departemen Perdagangan RI, telah menelurkan sebuah konsep Industri Kreatif dimana hal tersebut telah dicetuskan oleh UK di era abad 20 (1990-an) yang menjadi cikal bakal <em>tertiary</em> and <em>quaternary industry</em>.<br /><br /><strong><u>Ringkasan dan Opini</u></strong><br />Tidak mengherankan apabila posisi UK sebagai negara maju yang mampu mengedepankan <em>creative industry</em> menjadi contoh bagi negara2 berkembang lainnya. Kita bisa melihat bagaimana negara kecil Singapore bisa berkembang. Bukan karena kemampuan berproduksi (untuk produk secara fisik), tetapi kemampuan menghasilkan <em>technology </em>dengan <em>knowledge </em>dan mengembangkan segala sesuatu'nya dengan <em>knowledge-based system.</em><br /><em></em><br />Pergeseran industri dari bentuk fisik menjadi informasi akan semakin besar. Industri manufaktur padat karya akan tergeser oleh industri padat modal. Mau tidak mau, industri padat karya perlu segera berbenah diri.<br /><br />Berdasarkan data dari Departemen Perindustrian, Sekjen Departemen Perindustrian mencontohkan untuk pertumbuhan industri makanan dan minuman menurun dalam 10 tahun terakhir dari 33 persen menjadi 29 persen. Sementara itu untuk industri elektronik dan alat angkut meningkat dalam 10 tahun yaitu dari pertumbuhan 20 persen menjadi 29 persen.<br /><br />Sementara Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, Paskah Suzetta menambahkan, pertumbuhan industri pengolahan (manufaktur) terus mengalami penurunan. Pada tahun 2005, pertumbuhan industri pengolahan mencapai 4,62 persen per tahun, tapi di tahun 2008 menurun menjadi 3,66 persen.<br /><br />(sumber : <a href="http://www.depperin.go.id/ind/publikasi/berita_psb/2009/20092054.HTM">http://www.depperin.go.id/ind/publikasi/berita_psb/2009/20092054.HTM</a>)<br /><br />Bagaimana peluang lulusan Teknik Industri ?<br />High-tech industry akan semakin meningkat di Indonesia. Service Industry tentunya akan terus meningkat pula. Kemampuan analitis seorang alumni Teknik Industri akan tetap dibutuhkan di berbagai sektor tersebut. Dan, peluang kerja Teknik Industri akan semakin merambah pada <em>tertiary and quaternary sector of economy</em>. Tentunya, <em>IT related skills </em>akan dominan untuk alumni TI. Apakah IT related skills itu ? <em>Algorithm-minded skills and</em> <em>Programming-skills</em>, adalah 2 diantara sekian banyak <em>IT related skills</em> dibanding hanya sekedar membaca atau <em>Data-analysis skills. </em>Mereka yang mampu bereksperimen dengan data, mereka yang akan memanfaatkan sektor2 industri <em>tertiary</em> dan <em>quaternary</em>.<br /><br />Opini ini bisa dipandang positif maupun negatif. Dan, opini ini masih bisa berkembang lagi berdasarkan data-data empiris yang masih belum bisa dikumpulkan hingga saat ini.<br />Semoga bermanfaatBernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-33645303164656580572009-07-02T22:03:00.000-07:002009-07-02T22:46:02.841-07:00Mindset ERGONOMI (2)Melihat tentang Ergonomi yang tertulis di artikel sebelumnya, saya melihat bahwa perihal ergonomic bisa menjadi sebuah keilmuan teknik (engineering) yang bagus untuk negara yang "PADAT KARYA". Kenapa ?<br /><br />Semua perihal ergonomi dikategorikan berdasarkan tingkah laku dan kebiasaan manusia dalam bekerja. Dan, mulai pada saat revolusi industri, dunia sedikit demi sedikit bergeser kepada dunia otomasi (mesin, robotik, dll.). Alhasil, peran manusia akan semakin didominasi oleh knowledge ketimbang rutinitas pekerjaan manual seperti yang banyak terlihat di industri skala kecil dan menengah saat ini.<br /><br />Bisa dilihat di negara-negara maju, bagaimana potensi ilmu ergonomi ini. Saya mencari sebuah contoh di negara Korea Selatan (yang masih dalam proses disebut negara maju). Pada umumnya, tidak ada ada satu jurusan secara khusus yang mempelari ERGONOMI. Korea Selatan memiliki jurusan yang cukup kuat di bidang mesin dan high technology. Cikal bakal high tech'nya berasal dari jurusan mesin yang kemudian digabung dengan elektro menjadi mechatronics. Di lingkungan industri high tech, mayoritas mesin yang memiliki presisi tinggi adalah hasil penelitian dari para ahli di bidang mechatronics.<br />(tentu saja memiliki jurusan sosial, ekonomi, dsb. yang masih potensial. Tetapi, secara khusus perihal Ergonomi, belum terlihat mendominasi di lingkungan jurusan Teknik Industri di universitas yang ada di Korea Selatan ini)<br /><br />Tentu saja, ketika industri sudah melaju menuju otomasi industri, maka potensi Sumber Daya Manusia harus semakin berkembang, kalau tidak akan tersingkir oleh kemampuan robot atau mesin yang dirancang memiliki kemampuan serupa dengan manusia (Artificial Intelligence). Hal ini tentunya membawa dampak buruk bagi negara2 berkembang yang memiliki industri Padat Karya.<br /><br />Oleh karena itu, mindset tentang Ergonomi tentunya sangat berbeda antara negara maju dan negara berkembang. Ketika Indonesia mau merambah area Ergonomi (karena Indonesia masih tergolong negara yang memiliki industri Padat Karya yang cukup banyak), maka ada potensi negara-negara berkembang lainnya akan belajar di Indonesia sebagai negara yang mampu mengatasi permasalahan ergonomi bagi para pekerjanya.<br /><br />Saya melihat, potensi ilmu Ergonomi masih besar untuk bisa dikembangkan di Indonesia. Jangan sampai negara maju juga ikut dalam pengembangan ergonomi ini. Indonesia punya banyak contoh industri real daripada negara maju yang mengandalkan mesin dan otomasi. Ayo tingkatkan ilmu Teknik Industri !Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-69848981383115607292009-07-02T18:35:00.000-07:002009-07-02T22:03:46.555-07:00Mindset ERGONOMI (1)Dalam beberapa hari ini, saya berdiskusi dengan seorang rekan perihal ERGONOMI. Ergonomi adalah sebuah keilmuan yang mempelajari perilaku manusia dalam kaitannya dengan pekerjaan mereka. (dept. kes). Berikut ini artikel tentang Ergonomi yang saya kutip dari penjelasan Departemen Kesehatan.<br /><br />Ruang lingkup ergonomik sangat luas aspeknya, antara lain meliputi :<br />- Tehnik<br />- Fisik<br />- Pengalaman psikis<br />- Anatomi, utamanya yang berhubungan dengan kekuatan dan gerakan otot dan persendian<br />- Anthropometri<br />- Sosiologi<br />- Fisiologi, terutama berhubungan dengan temperatur tubuh, Oxygen uptake, pols, dan aktivitas otot.<br />- Desain, dll.<br /><br />Metode Ergonomi<br />1. <strong>Diagnosis</strong>, dapat dilakukan melalui wawancara dengan pekerja, inspeksi tempat kerja penilaian fisik pekerja, uji pencahayaan, ergonomik checklist dan pengukuran lingkungan kerja lainnya.Variasinya akan sangat luas mulai dari yang sederhana sampai kompleks.<br /><br />2. <strong>Treatment</strong>, pemecahan masalah ergonomi akan tergantung data dasar pada saat diagnosis. Kadang sangat sederhana seperti merubah posisi meubel, letak pencahayaan atau jendela yang sesuai. Membelifurniture sesuai dengan demensi fisik pekerja.<br /><br />3. <strong>Follow-up</strong>, dengan evaluasi yang subyektif atau obyektif, subyektif misalnya dengan menanyakan kenyamanan, bagian badan yang sakit,nyeri bahu dan siku, keletihan , sakit kepala dan lain-lain. Secaraobyektif misalnya dengan parameter produk yang ditolak, absensisakit, angka kecelakaan dan lain-lain.<br /><br />Aplikasi/penerapan Ergonomik:<br />1. Posisi Kerja terdiri dari posisi duduk dan posisi berdiri, posisi duduk dimana kaki tidak terbebani dengan berat tubuh dan posisi stabil selama bekerja. Sedangkan posisi berdiri dimana posisi tulang belakang vertikal dan berat badan tertumpu secara seimbang pada dua kaki.<br />2. Proses Kerja<br />Para pekerja dapat menjangkau peralatan kerja sesuai dengan posisi waktu bekerja dan sesuai dengan ukuran anthropometrinya. Harus dibedakan ukuran anthropometri barat dan timur.<br /><br />3. Tata letak tempat kerja<br />Display harus jelas terlihat pada waktu melakukan aktivitas kerja.Sedangkan simbol yang berlaku secara internasional lebih banyak digunakan daripada kata-kata.<br />4. Mengangkat beban<br />Bermacam-macam cara dalam mengangkat beban yakni, dengan kepala, bahu, tangan, punggung dsbnya. Beban yang terlalu berat dapat menimbulkan cedera tulang punggung, jaringan otot dan persendian akibat gerakan yang berlebihan.<br />a. Menjinjing beban<br />Beban yang diangkat tidak melebihi aturan yang ditetapkan ILO sbb:<br />- Laki-laki dewasa 40 kg<br />- Wanita dewasa 15-20 kg<br />- Laki-laki (16-18 th) 15-20 kg<br />- Wanita (16-18 th) 12-15 kg<br />b. Organisasi kerja<br />Pekerjaan harus di atur dengan berbagai cara :<br />- Alat bantu mekanik diperlukan kapanpun<br />- Frekuensi pergerakan diminimalisasi<br />- Jarak mengangkat beban dikurangi<br />- Dalam membawa beban perlu diingat bidangnya tidak licin dan mengangkat tidak terlalu tinggi.<br />- Prinsip ergonomi yang relevan bisa diterapkan.<br />c. Metode mengangkat beban<br />Semua pekerja harus diajarkan mengangkat beban. Metode kinetik dari pedoman penanganan harus dipakai yang didasarkan pada dua prinsip :<br />- Otot lengan lebih banyak digunakan dari pada otot punggung<br />- Untuk memulai gerakan horizontal maka digunakan momentum berat badan.Metoda ini termasuk 5 faktor dasar :<br />o Posisi kaki yang benar<br />o Punggung kuat dan kekar<br />o Posisi lengan dekat dengan tubuh<br />o Mengangkat dengan benar<br />o Menggunakan berat badan<br />d. Supervisi medis<br />Semua pekerja secara kontinyu harus mendapat supervisi medis teratur.<br />- Pemeriksaan sebelum bekerja untuk menyesuaikan dengan beban kerjanya<br />- Pemeriksaan berkala untuk memastikan pekerja sesuai dengan pekerjaannya dan mendeteksi bila ada kelainan<br />- Nasehat harus diberikan tentang hygiene dan kesehatan,khususnya pada wanita muda dan yang sudah berumur.<br /><br /><strong><u>Kelelahan/Fatique</u></strong><br />Setelah pekerja melakukan pekerjaannya maka umumnya terjadi kelelahan, dalam hal ini kita harus waspada dan harus kita bedakan jenis kelelahannya, beberapa ahli membedakan/membaginya sebagai berikut :<br />1. Kelelahan fisik<br />Kelelahan fisik akibat kerja yang berlebihan, dimana masih dapat dikompensasi dan diperbaiki performansnya seperti semula. Kalau tidak terlalu berat kelelahan ini bisa hilang setelah istirahat dan tidur yang cukup.<br />2. Kelelahan yang patologis<br />Kelelahan ini tergabung dengan penyakit yang diderita, biasanya muncul tiba-tiba dan berat gejalanya.<br />3. Psikologis dan emotional fatique<br />Kelelahan ini adalah bentuk yang umum. Kemungkinan merupakan sejenis “mekanisme melarikan diri dari kenyataan” pada penderitap sikosomatik. Semangat yang baik dan motivasi kerja akanmengurangi angka kejadiannya di tempat kerja.<br />4. Upaya kesehatan kerja dalam mengatasi kelelahan, meskipun seseorang mempunyai batas ketahanan, akan tetapi beberapa hal dibawah ini akan mengurangi kelelahan yang tidak seharusnyaterjadi :<br />· Lingkungan harus bersih dari zat-zat kimia.<br />· Pencahayaan dan ventilasi harus memadai dan tidak ada gangguan bising<br />· Jam kerja sehari diberikan waktu istirahat sejenak dan istirahat yang cukup saat makan siang.<br />· Kesehatan pekerja harus tetap dimonitor.<br />· Tempo kegiatan tidak harus terus menerus<br />· Waktu perjalanan dari dan ke tempat kerja harus sesingkat mungkin, kalau memungkinkan.<br />· Secara aktif mengidentifikasi sejumlah pekerja dalam peningkatan semangat kerja.<br />· Fasilitas rekreasi dan istirahat harus disediakan di tempat kerja.<br />· Waktu untuk liburan harus diberikan pada semua pekerja<br />· Kelompok pekerja yang rentan harus lebih diawasi misalnya;<br />- Pekerja remaja<br />- Wanita hamil dan menyusui<br />- Pekerja yang telah berumur<br />- Pekerja shift<br />- Migrant.<br />· Para pekerja yang mempunyai kebiasaan pada alkohol dan zat stimulan atau zat addiktif lainnya perlu diawasi.Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-17694078069224011012009-06-24T19:05:00.000-07:002009-06-24T19:58:29.844-07:00Compact Industry<div><div><div><div><div>Seringkali, kita membayangkan kata pabrik, industri, perusahaan sebagai sesuatu hal yang nyata seperti bangunan, gedung, kantor... sesuatu yang terlihat memiliki aktivitas produksi, khususnya bagi Anda-anda yang berkecimpung di area Teknik Industri.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Kata pabrik, industri, perusahaan sangat kental sekali dengan area produksi. Ketiga kata ini memiliki keterkaitan satu sama lain dalam menjelaskan bagaimana sebuah industri itu sendiri. Dan, ketika kita berbicara tentang industri, maka otomatis kita akan berbicara tentang sebuah perusahaan yang berupa "pabrik" yang notabene memiliki tempat kerja, tempat menyimpan barang, tempat pengiriman barang, dll yang berkaitan dengan aktivitas pemindahan barang dan produksi barang.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sudah hal lumrah kalau kita melihat pabrik dengan gedung yang besar. Namun, ketika melihat sebuah pameran bertajuk "Food", maka saya cukup terkagum dengan konsep industri baru yang disebut sebagai "COMPACT INDUSTRY".</div><div><br /></div><div>Dengan munculnya COMPACT INDUSTRY, maka kita bisa membuat sebuah pabrik tanpa harus menggunakan mesin yang mahal untuk melakukan sebuah produksi. Para inovator dunia di bidang teknik mesin, berusaha membuat mesin pengolah menjadi sekecil mungkin, seefektif mungkin, se-efisien mungkin agar tidak memakan "space".</div><div><br /></div><div>Mari kita melihat 2 contoh produk yang dilihat dari sisi pengemasan (packaging)</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLfIOYKJ2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/ybmdS1oncXw/s1600-h/Vaccuum_sealer_product4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351084639660943202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLfIOYKJ2I/AAAAAAAAAIg/ybmdS1oncXw/s320/Vaccuum_sealer_product4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLfW_eYzrI/AAAAAAAAAIw/cmXKDWjzBkA/s1600-h/vaccum+sealer+_+image002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351084893358575282" style="WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLfW_eYzrI/AAAAAAAAAIw/cmXKDWjzBkA/s320/vaccum+sealer+_+image002.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>source : <a href="http://www.wuhsing.com/images/aboutus/company2_en(1).files/image002.jpg">http://www.wuhsing.com/images/aboutus/company2_en(1).files/image002.jpg</a></div><div><a href="http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture100/packagefortune/product4.jpg">http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture100/packagefortune/product4.jpg</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Kedua mesin ini adalah contoh dari mesin "vaccuum sealer". Pada beberapa periode lalu, kita mendapati bahwa mesin identik dengan sesuatu barang yang memiliki ukuran relatif besar dan cukup "gagah" dalam melakukan proses produksi. Oleh karena itu, di jurusan Teknik Industri juga menyediakan mata kuliah bertajuk "Proses Produksi".</div><div><br /></div><div>Namun, pada era baru ini, para ahli di dunia mulai memikirkan sesuatu yang bersifat "COMPACT", dalam artian, ringkas, kecil, mudah dibawa, mudah disimpan, dsb.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhLwQRQZI/AAAAAAAAAI4/JdKg3js0pdA/s1600-h/Hand-Sealer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351086899317522834" style="WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhLwQRQZI/AAAAAAAAAI4/JdKg3js0pdA/s320/Hand-Sealer.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhMKkIM3I/AAAAAAAAAJA/woRARXEsaKU/s1600-h/Automatic_Vacuum_Sealer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351086906380137330" style="WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhMKkIM3I/AAAAAAAAAJA/woRARXEsaKU/s320/Automatic_Vacuum_Sealer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kedua gambar diatas menunjukkan betapa ringkas'nya sebuah mesin vaccuum sealer, dibandingkan dengan mesin yang ditampilkan di awal.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhkAQqs9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/_D1q-diqLMo/s1600-h/Vacuum_Sealer1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351087315931018194" style="WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhkAQqs9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/_D1q-diqLMo/s320/Vacuum_Sealer1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhks5BvBI/AAAAAAAAAJY/2AkNP7fM-tk/s1600-h/handi-vac-sealer3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351087327911459858" style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 109px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhks5BvBI/AAAAAAAAAJY/2AkNP7fM-tk/s320/handi-vac-sealer3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhkcecziI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/nQ5IjwpcVvo/s1600-h/gadget_vacuum_sealer_pro_lock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351087323505020450" style="WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhkcecziI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/nQ5IjwpcVvo/s320/gadget_vacuum_sealer_pro_lock.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SkLhkcecziI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/nQ5IjwpcVvo/s1600-h/gadget_vacuum_sealer_pro_lock.jpg"></a> </div><div><br />source : <a href="http://www.gadgettastic.com/wp-content/2008/07/pro_lock.jpg">http://www.gadgettastic.com/wp-content/2008/07/pro_lock.jpg</a><br /><a href="http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/194359/8519180/0/1238576162/Vacuum_Sealer.jpg">http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/194359/8519180/0/1238576162/Vacuum_Sealer.jpg</a></div><div> </div><div>Begitu pula dengan mesin vaccuum sealer ini. Produk semacam ini sudah lama ada. Namun, keberadaannya semakin meluas dan kenyamanan dalam pemakaiannya semakin dirasakan. Dengan ketrampilan tangan yang cekatan, maka biaya produksi bisa semakin menurun (namun, belum tentu akurasi meningkat dan tingkat errornya menurun).</div><div> </div><div>COMPACT INDUSTRY sudah mulai menjadi gejalan umum di dunia industri maju. Konsep menggunakan mesin yang lebih praktis dan ringkas menjadi konsep industri masa kini. Tentu saja, ada kelebihan dan kelemahan dari keberadaan masing-masing industri. Tidak dipungkiri, industri skala besar tentunya masih membutuhkan mesin yang "besar" untuk produksi. Namun, keberadaan mesin yang "compact" dapat menambah jumlah industri skala kecil dalam meningkatkan perekonomian dan nilai tambah dari sebuah produk yang ada. </div><div> </div><div>Siapkah kita selalu berinovasi dengan hal-hal baru ?</div></div></div></div></div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-11841967174170122992009-05-11T21:54:00.000-07:002009-05-11T22:10:02.571-07:0010 most innovative countries in the world (2009)<strong><u></u></strong><br /><strong><u>No. 10 – Sweden<br /></u></strong>Overall score: 1.64<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.25<br />Innovation performance score: 1.88<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $358.4 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $289.6 billion<br />Sweden has a strong engineering tradition that has made the country a leader in the automobile and telecom industries. Stockholm is a good incubator for startup companies. The European Union's 2008 survey of member nations put Sweden in the top tier of Innovation Leaders.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 9 – Japan<br /></u></strong>Overall score: 1.79<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.16<br />Innovation performance score: 2.25<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $4.5 trillion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $597 billion<br />Japan's export-based economy might be enduring a deep recession, but its leading companies continue to innovate in key technologies. This year, pioneering carmakers Toyota (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/people.asp?symbol=TM">TM</a>) and Honda (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/people.asp?symbol=HMC">HMC</a>) are both rolling out new, more advanced hybrids. <a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=876160">Mitsubishi Motors</a> and <a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=874322">Fuji Heavy Industries</a> unit Subaru will become the world's first major automakers to sell electric vehicles. And with energy-efficient industries set to be beneficiaries of government stimulus spending, Japan's technology strengths in solar, nuclear, and other carbon dioxide emissions-reducing technologies continue to attract investment, despite the downturn.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 8 – U.S.</u></strong><br />Overall score: 1.80<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.28<br />Innovation performance score: 2.16<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $14.6 trillion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $2.7 trillion<br />The recession has slammed the American economy, but the U.S. still is a world leader in all types of innovation. BusinessWeek's 2008 survey of the world's 50 most innovative companies had 31 American companies. Although many business executives are concerned about the quality of America's schools, U.S. universities continue to attract top talent from around the world. The global recession and visa difficulties, however, have led some foreign students to stay home.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 7 – Finland</u></strong><br />Overall score: 1.87<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.76<br />Innovation performance score: 1.81<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $201.2 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $121.9 billion<br />According to the European Union's survey released in January, Finland is an Innovation Leader, "with innovation performance well above that of the EU average and all other countries." The big booster to innovation in Finland is Nokia (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=NOK">NOK</a>); the cell-phone giant is a major source of innovation and startups.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 6 – Hong Kong</u></strong><br />Overall score: 1.88<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.61<br />Innovation performance score: 1.97<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $318.2 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $1.1 trillion<br />One of the world's top financial centers, Hong Kong is a favorite for multinationals with operations in China and other parts of Asia. The city has a well-educated workforce and several top universities, although some business leaders fret about declining levels of English ability since Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule in 1997. Most of Hong Kong's labor-intensive factories have shifted operations across the border to mainland China, with Hong Kong now serving as a hub for logistics, design, and other services.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 5 – Ireland</u></strong><br />Overall score: 1.88<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.59<br />Innovation performance score: 1.99<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $198.5 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $149.1 billion<br />A low tax regime and a well-educated workforce have attracted Microsoft and other tech players to Ireland. Another factor helping Ireland move up the innovation ranking: The country's universities cooperate well with the private sector. The global financial crisis is taking its toll on the Emerald Isle, though: On Mar. 10, central bank governor John Hurley predicted Ireland's GDP would fall 6% this year and unemployment would hit 11%.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 4 – Iceland</u></strong><br />Overall score: 2.17<br />Innovation inputs score: 2.00<br />Innovation performance score: 2.14<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $12.9 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: N/A<br />The global financial crisis has hammered Iceland. On Mar. 7, as part of a program to fight unemployment, the government announced plans to support an innovation center in Reykjavik. In addition to funding infrastructure projects like avalanche protection systems and revegetation efforts, the plan will also focus on "improving the competitive position of startups and innovative companies," the government information office said in a statement.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 3 – Switzerland</u></strong><br />Overall score: 2.23<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.51<br />Innovation performance score: 2.74<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $309.9 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $621.7 billion<br />Switzerland is a world leader in pharmaceuticals, thanks to companies such as Novartis (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=NVS">NVS</a>) and Roche (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=RO.DE">RO.DE</a>). Home to Nestlé (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=NESR.DE">NESR.DE</a>), it's also a leader in food research. Traditionally at the forefront of financial innovation, banks like UBS (<a href="http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=UBS">UBS</a>) have been badly damaged by the financial crisis.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 2 – South Korea</u></strong><br />Overall score: 2.26<br />Innovation inputs score: 1.75<br />Innovation performance score: 2.55<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $1.3 trillion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $74.6 billion<br />South Korea, which has often promoted joint research and development between state think tanks and large conglomerates, and has emerged as a leading innovator for electronics and telecommunications products, is now trying to reposition the country as a leader in green technologies. As part of the campaign, the government is seeking what it calls "Green New Deal" projects worth some $35 billion by 2012, and aims to increase the country's R&D spending to 5% of its GDP by 2012, from 3.47% in 2007. President Lee Myung Bak has also given a top priority to streamlining regulations to help accelerate innovation.<br /><br /><strong><u>No. 1 – Singapore</u></strong><br />Overall score: 2.45<br />Innovation inputs score: 2.74<br />Innovation performance score: 1.92<br />GDP (Purchasing Power Parity): $240 billion<br />Foreign Direct Investment: $142.4 billion<br />For decades, the Singapore government has aggressively courted foreign investment. The Southeast Asian island nation is a center for manufacturing, with strong petrochemicals, consumer electronics, and pharmaceutical industries, and the government has funded the growth of industrial parks focused on nurturing innovation in technology and biotech. Singapore's universities receive extensive support from the government, helping to make the country an attractive destination for multinationals seeking a well-educated workforce. Although Singapore has a population of just 4 million, the country makes it relatively easy for foreign talent to live and work there.<br /><br /><br />Source: BusinessWeekBernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-91706468678732638332009-02-23T02:02:00.000-08:002009-03-05T00:16:20.334-08:00Metode Penataan Palet di GudangPerusahaan banyak menggunakan palet sebagai alat penataan di gudang. Ada beberapa cara penataan palet agar penyimpanan produk bisa dilakukan dengan efektif. Berikut ini adalah beberapa cara penataan palet yang umum dilakukan di perusahaan. <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><em><strong><u>Block Stacking</u></strong></em></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-FKsBsuPI/AAAAAAAAAHw/P836iPsgqwE/s1600-h/block-stacking+-+beerstore1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309608904356575474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 177px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-FKsBsuPI/AAAAAAAAAHw/P836iPsgqwE/s320/block-stacking+-+beerstore1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>Block Stacking</em> mengacu pada unit produk ditumpuk ke arah atas dan disimpan berjajar menjadi sebuah baris atau blok. Palet ditumpuk dengan ketinggian tertentu berdasarkan kriteria seperti kondisi palet, berat beban termasuk produk, ketinggian yang diijinkan dan kapabilitas forklift gudang. Palet yang disimpan dalam metode ini dapat diambil dengan metode LIFO (<em>Last-In-First-Out</em>). Metode ini tidak memungkinkan bagi pengambilan barang dengan metode pengurutan tanggal atau FIFO. Pengambilan barang dapat menyebabkan "<em>honeycombing</em>" dimana ada kekosongan yang tidak dapat diisi hingga seluruh lane kosong. Metode ini tidak memakan biaya karena tidak memerlukan rak dan dapat dilakukan di berbagai tipe gudang dengan lahan yang terbuka luas.</div><div><em><strong><u>Stacking Frame</u></strong></em></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9l8ATmwxI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/mr0qedWz0MY/s1600-h/pallet+stacking+frame1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309574567241892626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9l8ATmwxI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/mr0qedWz0MY/s320/pallet+stacking+frame1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Tumpukan palet berbingkai terbuat dari dek dan tonggak yan<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-Go_EcXTI/AAAAAAAAAH4/tm8sY6B53UM/s1600-h/block+stacking+-+beerstore2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309610524376063282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-Go_EcXTI/AAAAAAAAAH4/tm8sY6B53UM/s320/block+stacking+-+beerstore2.jpg" border="0" /></a>g dapat dipasang dan dipindah jika diperlukan. Tumpukan berbingkai memungkinkan palet untuk ditumpuk dengan ketinggian tertentu dan secara khusus berguna ketika palet harus disimpan tanpa harus ditumpuk. Banyak perusahaan menggunakan tumpukan berbingkai di kala mereka membutuhkan rak sementara di saat-saat permintaan meningkat. Dengan penggunaan tumpukan berbingkai, kejadian "<em>honeycombing</em>" juga dapat terjadi seperti halnya di metode block stacking.</div><p><em><u><strong>Single-Deep P<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-G-l34EkI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ljWcN5uyfiE/s1600-h/single+deep+rack1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309610895569588802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-G-l34EkI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ljWcN5uyfiE/s320/single+deep+rack1.bmp" border="0" /></a>allet Rack</strong></u></em></p><div><em>Single Deep Pallet Racking</em> (SDPR) menyediakan akses setiap palet untuk dapat disimpan di rak. Hal ini sekaligus menjembatani hal "honeycombing" di stacking frames dan block stacking. Ketika sebuah palet dipindahkan, maka tempat kosong tersebut dapat diisi dengan palet lain. Tipe penempatan ini dapat disesuaikan dengan ukuran tinggi yang diinginkan. Mayoritas perusahaan menggunakan metode ini. Kekurangan dari metode ini adalah kebutuhan luas lantai untuk lebar lorong yang pas. </div><p><em><strong><u>Double-Deep Pallet Rack</u></strong></em></p><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9mMrvuWEI/AAAAAAAAAHY/VcJqiblfe-E/s1600-h/double-deep+rack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309574853780461634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9mMrvuWEI/AAAAAAAAAHY/VcJqiblfe-E/s320/double-deep+rack.jpg" border="0" /></a> Metode <em>double-deep pallet rack</em> adalah varian dari single deep rack yang menempatkan dua buah rak tunggal pada sebuah tempat. Metode ini mengurangi jumlah kebutuhan lorong, tetapi rentan terhadap "<em>honeycombing</em>", sehingga metode ini kurang efisien dibandingkan single-deep racking. Dan, dibutuhkan forklift khusus untuk dapat mengambil dua palet sekaligus agar dapat menempatkan dan memindahkan palet dari rak.<br /></div><p><em><strong><u>Drive-In Rack</u></strong></em></p><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9mf5cio2I/AAAAAAAAAHg/G57xcghQ5-0/s1600-h/drive-in+-+drive-thru+rack+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309575183875613538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa9mf5cio2I/AAAAAAAAAHg/G57xcghQ5-0/s320/drive-in+-+drive-thru+rack+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rak metode drive-in menyediakan tempat 5 hingga 10, yang merupakan kepanjangan dari <em>double-deep racking</em>. Lini <em>drive-in</em> menyediakan akses bagi forklift untuk menempatkan atau memindahkan stok. Namun, forklift memiliki keterbatasan tempat untuk manuver dan ini membutuhkan waktu tambahan untuk menempatkan maupun mengambil palet. Metode ini sama dengan metode <em>block stacking</em> yang berdasarkan LIFO.</div><div></div><div><em><strong><u>Pallet Flow Rack</u></strong></em></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-HVFpPGvI/AAAAAAAAAII/pjs4MAmk2YA/s1600-h/pallet-flow-cei-drawing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309611282055240434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-HVFpPGvI/AAAAAAAAAII/pjs4MAmk2YA/s320/pallet-flow-cei-drawing.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><p><em>Pallet Flow Rack</em> beroperasi dengan cara memindahkan beban dari satu sisi ke sisi lain dengan sebuah konveyor sederhana sehingga pallet bisa dipindahkan secara FIFO. Ketika sebuah pallet berpindah, maka posisi pallet berikutnya mengisi pallet yang dipindahkan. Metode rak ini cocok untuk gudang yang memiliki perputaran produk tinggi, tetapi opsi ini cukup mahal.<br /></p><br /><br /><div><strong><u><em>Push Back Rack<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-IL9zEQnI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/GlxOJB86Gf8/s1600-h/pushback_drawing2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309612224841794162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-IL9zEQnI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/GlxOJB86Gf8/s320/pushback_drawing2.jpg" border="0" /></a></em></u></strong></div><br /><div>Push back rak adalah solusi LIFO dimana beban pallet diletakkan pada penyimpanan dengan menggunakan rel penuntun. Ketika sebuah palet diletakkan di areanya, palet tersebut akan mendorong palet lain masuk ke tempat penyimpanan. Ketika sebuah palet diambil, maka palet yang bagian dalam akan bergeser menempati tempat palet yang terambil. Hal ini berarti setiap lini palet memiliki ruang gerak yang cukup untuk pengambilan palet. Metode ini tidak cocok untuk gudang yang menggunakan membutuhkan metode FIFO.<br /><br /><strong><u><em>Cantilever Rack</em></u></strong><br /><br />Model dengan konsep "Pohon Natal", <em>cantilever rack</em>, memiliki fleksibilitas dalam jangka waktu penyimpanan dengan kem<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-If8pfGXI/AAAAAAAAAIY/wHIDo9gaRaA/s1600-h/cantilever+rack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309612568130558322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 117px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/Sa-If8pfGXI/AAAAAAAAAIY/wHIDo9gaRaA/s320/cantilever+rack.jpg" border="0" /></a>ampuan meletakkan produk yang panjang, aneh maupun berat. Besi potongan, pipa, perabotan rumah tangga, triplek, metal dan lembaran <em>formica </em>adalah barang-barang yang sesuai ditempatkan di model <em>cantilever rack</em>. Dengan tempat rak yang kontinu, cantilever racks cocok untuk penempatan kotak yang besar, perabotan, dll. Cantilever rack bisanya membutuhkan penggunaan forklift seperti Sideloader, alat pengambil barang spesial (Special Orderpickers) dan truk dengan pencapaian 4 arah. (four directional reach trucks).</div><br /><div>Pictures are downloaded from several resources.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-16388079875777886992009-02-22T22:51:00.000-08:002009-02-23T00:22:01.275-08:00(Integrated) Negosiasi BisnisBudaya tawar-menawar (dengan kata halus = negosiasi) masih mewarnai kehidupan sehari-hari. Pasar swalayan selalu menyediakan barang dengan harga yang sudah tidak bisa ditawar. Tetapi, pasar tradisional masih memberikan keleluasaan dalam menawar harga maupun jumlah barang yang menjadi objek transaksi.<br /><br />Begitu pula di dunia bisnis. Sangat berat ketika sebuah bisnis diperhadapkan masalah kualitas, biaya dan waktu. Kualitas selalu dikaitkan dengan kepuasan secara fisik dari object atau <em>intangible </em>dari sebuah jasa yang berkaitan dengan standard individu. Biaya berkaitan dengan harga atau uang yang perlu dikeluarkan terhadap sebuah transaksi. Dan waktu dihubungkan dengan besaran secara waktu yang diperlukan untuk sebuah transaksi.<br /><br />Ketika membaca artikel <a href="http://www.detikfinance.com/read/2009/02/23/144519/1089091/4/china-tahan-pembiayaan-proyek-10000-mw-karena-kasus-merpati">http://www.detikfinance.com/read/2009/02/23/144519/1089091/4/china-tahan-pembiayaan-proyek-10000-mw-karena-kasus-merpati</a><br />sungguh sangat geli, ketika sebuah negosiasi bisnis bisa mempengaruhi bisnis yang lainnya. Dan, integrated bisnis seperti yang dilakukan pemerintah China memberi kekuatan pada ekonomi domestik dan memperkuat spekulasi bisnis di mata international.<br /><br />Ketika sebuah pihak memiliki <em>bargaining power </em>(contoh: pihak kedua memiliki ketergantungan mutlak pada pihak kesatu), maka dapat dipastikan (integrated) negosiasi bisnis bisa mempengaruhi pihak kedua. Dengan integrated negosiasi bisnis yang dilakukan China, maka ekonomi di China pun bisa semakin kuat dan tidak mudah "dipermainkan" oleh pihak-pihak yang "mau seenaknya sendiri". Bahkan, bukan hanya pihak kesatu dan pihak kedua yang akan berkaitan dalam negosiasi bisnis tersebut, melainkan pihak ketiga yang merupakan bagian dari pihak kesatu pun perlu melakukan re-negosiasi untuk menyelamatkan pihak kesatu, sebagai sebuah kesatuan policy.<br /><br />Hati-hati dalam melakukan negosiasi di era integrated-business ini. Budaya tawar-menawar itu bagus. Tapi, kalau sudah komitmen..... mari kita lakukan komitmen itu dengan penuh kesadaran dan tanggung jawab.<br /><br />-------------------------------<br />Jakarta - Lembaga keuangan China menahan kucuran pendanaan untuk proyek 10.000 MW tahap pertama karena masalah pembelian pesawat oleh Merpati dari pabrikan China, Xian Aircraft Industry Company Ltd.<br />Demikian disampaikan Mentei ESDM Purnomo Yusgiantoro di sela-sela raker dengan Komisi VII di gedung DPR, Jakarta, Senin (23/2/2009). "China menahan pencarian dana untuk 10.000 MW tahap pertama karena semula Merpati mau beli pesawat dari perusahaan China tapi ternyata dibatalkan karena harga pesawat dinilai terlalu tinggi. Makanya China menahan kucuran dana untuk pembangunan 10.000 MW pertama," katanya.<br />Ketika dikonfirmasi apa benar pembatalan pembelian pesawat menjadi kendala kucuran dana dari China, Purnomo kembali menegaskan. "Mereka memang menggunakan itu untuk tahan aliran dana ke proyek 10.000 MW tahap pertama. Makanya kami ingin klarifiaksi itu dengan pemerintah China. Jangan sampai itu dilakukan, karena kami akan kesulitan dengan masalah Merpati ini," tegasnya.<br />Purnomo menjelaskan, sebelumnya Merpati berencana membeli 15 pesawat dari Xian Aircraft Industry Company Ltd.Merpati rencananya memang membeli 15 unit pesawat dari produsen pesawat asal China yaitu Xian Aircraft Industry Company Ltd . Dari 15 unit pesawat jenis MA 60 itu sudah 2 unit didatangkan ke Indonesia sementara 13 unit lainnya masih tertunda.<br />Namun karena harganya dinilai terlalu tinggi, Merpati berencana menegosiasi ulang harga dan jumlah pesawat yang akan dibelinya. Namun pabrikan China tidak terima dan mengancam akan menggugat Merpati sebesar US$ 1 miliar. Menteri Perdagangan Mari Elka Pangestu kini memimpin tim negosiasi untuk membereskan masalah Merpati-Xian ini.Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-6394222538432014042009-02-18T23:35:00.000-08:002009-02-19T00:10:15.958-08:00CRM dunia realBagaimana kita bisa mencari tahu tentang konsep CRM di dunia realita ?<br /><br />Hari ini saya melewati sebuah pasar. Nama pasar tersebut adalah Bujeon market. Pasar ini cukup terkenal karena harganya yang sangat murah, meski letaknya berada di pusat kota. Alhasil, banyak pengunjung di tengah kota memilih untuk datang ke pasar ini daripada ke pasar swalayan untuk membeli bahan pokok kebutuhan sehari-hari.<br /><br />Pedagang di tempat ini didominasi oleh orang tua. Mayoritas para pedagang adalah orang-orang lanjut usia. Mengapa ? Karena para kawula muda mau mencari posisi yang lebih bergengsi, sebagai pegawai kantor (white collar maupun blue collar). Tak sedikit dari para pedagang tsb. sudah menjadi warga dengan ekonomi golongan menengah ke atas. Setiap pagi, para orang tua ini diantar oleh anaknya untuk menempatkan barang dagangan dan dijemput setelah sang anak menyelesaikan pekerjaan di kantor.<br /><br />Tidak hanya 1-2 orang saja yang terlihat dengan aktivitas demikian. Saya sempat mengamati 5-8 orang tua yang mengalami kehidupan seperti cerita di atas. Tentunya, ada lebih banyak dari angka yang saya amati. Sungguh memprihatinkan apabila melihat orang-orang tua tersebut harus bekerja lagi, meski anaknya sudah bekerja di tempat lain dan memiliki mobil serta posisi yang nyaman. Tetapi, akhirnya saya berpikir positif bahwa lebih baik menjadi pedagang pasar daripada harus menikmati hidup tanpa beraktivitas.<br /><br />Karena umur yang telah lanjut, pengaturan keuangan para pedagang cenderung menggunakan mekanisme lama, yaitu penyimpanan di bawah kolong rumah, atau di bawah bantal. Tidak sedikit dari orang tua di Indonesia yang melakukan hal tersebut. Mereka kurang percaya dengan bank, karena munculnya rentenir-rentenir yang dengan sengaja menggandakan dan memanfaatkan uang pada jaman dahulu kala. Alhasil, para orang tua (hingga saat ini pun masih bisa dijumpai) cenderung untuk menyimpan di rumah daripada diletakkan di bank.<br /><br />Dengan memperhatikan pola hidup demikian, sebuah bank X (lebih baik saya menyimpan nama bank tersebut) melakukan aksi "jemput bola". Mereka tahu bahwa orang-orang tua ini tidak mau meletakkan uangnya di bank. Mengapa ? Ada beberapa alasan:<br />1. Karena mereka sering berjualan sendiri. Mereka hanya percaya anaknya saja. Sedangkan, anaknya pasti sibuk kalau harus mengurus keuangan hasil penjualan sang ibu atau bapaknya.<br />2. Kalau mereka mau ke bank, artinya mereka akan meninggalkan tempat / lokasi penjualan. Justru hal ini akan mengurangi omzet mereka.<br />3. Mereka (para orang tua itu) tidak tahu bank mana yang bagus untuk mereka. Daripada coba-coba, mending disimpan sendiri saja.<br /><br />Apa yang bank X lakukan? Seorang petugas memutari pasar, mencari konsumen bukan menunggu konsumen sebagaimana kebanyakan bank. Akhirnya, setiap pagi jam 10, ada seorang petugas bank keliling yang akan berjalan mengitari pasar Bujeon. Pada awalnya, setiap pedagang diminta untuk membuat buku tabungan terlebih dahulu, dimana petugas bank hanya meminta ID Card dan tanda tangan mereka. Petugas bank harus jeli terhadap keinginan konsumennya. Segala jenis kemudahan diberikan kepada pedagang yang notabene adalah orang tua. (tentunya, tetap mengikuti ketentuan dari pemerintah)<br /><br />Setelah beberapa waktu, petugas Bank akan berputar sambil membawa uang dan buku tabungan dari masing-masing pedagang. Apabila ada pedagang yang mau menyimpan uangnya, petugas Bank akan mengambil uang tersebut dan memberikan hadiah kecil buat para pedagang tersebut. Hal ini terlihat sulit pada awalnya, karena belum adanya "TRUST" dari para pedagang kepada bank X tersebut. Tetapi, trust muncul karena pengalaman dan nama baik. Dan, akhirya pelayanan tersebut berlanjut karena hasil terbentuknya TRUST.<br /><br />Tidak hanya mencari pedagang yang mau menyimpan uang, petugas bank tersebut juga membawa sejumlah uang bagi para pedagang yang memiliki account di bank tersebut yang mau mengambil sejumlah uang dari tabungannya. Bank tersebut memberi pelayanan pencetakan buku, penyetoran tunai, dan beberapa layanan lainnya.<br /><br />Suatu hari, saya berjalan sekitar jam 11an. Saya menyaksikan seorang petugas bank yang sedang berjalan dan membawa segebok uang (kalau saya perkirakan sih, lebih dari 2 jt won (sekitar 20 jt rupiah), itu hanya untuk sebuah kompleks kecil dari pasar Bujeon. Bayangkan berapa petugas yang akan berputar di pasar itu. (Dimana bank tersebut hanya memiliki kantor yang sangat kecil).<br /><br />Terakhir, saya menyaksikan petugas bank sudah membawa sebuah kereta dorong, yang berisi uang pecahan yang berbeda-beda. Pedagang kadang menyerahkan uang receh, atau bahkan mau menarik uang yang jumlahnya sedikit. Demi memuaskan keinginan konsumen, petugas bank harus mengakali cara untuk bisa memberikan pelayanan yang terbaik.<br /><br />Konsep CRM tidak hanya bisa dilakukan secara komputasi, namun juga bisa dilakukan dengan personall approach, seperti yang dilakukan oleh bank X ini.<br /><br />Semoga konsep CRM di dunia real ini bisa memberi pencerahan untuk konsep CRM di dunia maya, terlebih lagi dunia e-business.Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-9041174576986033172009-02-04T04:52:00.000-08:002009-02-04T04:55:16.023-08:002009 - Postdoctoral Position on Business Process Management (BPM) in Logistics<p>We are looking for a post-doctoral fellow interested in working on Logistic Process Management supported by Brain Korea 21 (BK21) project at Pusan National University (PNU). This program was established by Korean Government to assist promising and highly qualified young researchers wishing to conduct research in South Korea. It aims at providing opportunities for such researchers to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Korean institutions. Such collaboration will advance scientific research. </p><p>Any of candidates with Phd degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or Management Information System is encouraged to have research opportunity in Business & Service Computing Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Department, PNU. </p><p><br />Research Topics of the group:</p><p>- Business Process Management</p><p>- Logistic Information System</p><p>- Service Oriented Architecture</p><p>- Context Aware Logistic Process Management</p><p>- RFID Workflow</p><p>- Complex Event Handling</p><p>- Process-based B2B Integration</p><p>- XML and webservice<br /></p><p>Eligibility/Requirement</p><p>PhD in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related majors</p><p>Excellent English Skill. </p><p>Excellent Skill of computer programming language (Java) and database (Oracle). </p><p>OO System Analysis and Design<br /></p><p>ScholarshipDuration: 12months starting April 2009 (Based on the research progress, the duration may be extended)Salary: 24,000,000 Korean Won/year (current exchange rate is about 1,300 Won/USD).<br /></p><p>Dateline</p><p>Applicants are invited to send a detailed resume including name, address, and contact information to us.Please include your curriculum vitae, a list of publications. The deadline of the application is 17 February 2009<br /></p><p>Email : Dr. Hyerim Bae, <a href="mailto:hrbae@pusan.ac.kr">hrbae@pusan.ac.kr</a></p><p>Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Pusan National UniversityTel. +82-51-510-2733</p><p>Admin : Mr. Bernardo, <a href="mailto:bernardo@pusan.ac.kr">bernardo@pusan.ac.kr</a></p>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-62108704580978572008-11-28T22:55:00.000-08:002008-11-28T23:15:04.423-08:00E-book tentang Business Process ManagementBusiness Process Management (BPM) telah menjadi salah satu teknologi yang terus dikembangkan oleh vendor-vendor terkemuka di dunia ini. Keandalan software atau system ini salah satunya adalah otomasi <em>business process</em> perusahaan. Tentunya, otomatisasi proses akan memberi kepuasan tersendiri kepada perusahaan (tidak perlu membayar resource yang berlebihan - seperti manusia) dan memberi efek yang cukup signifikan bagi konsumen (efisiensi waktu dan validitas hasil dengan tingkat error yang lebih kecil). Banyak resource yang telah beredar di internet. <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/168453891/business_process_management.rar.html">Link</a> berikut ini akan membantu anda untuk menemukan resource (buku, petunjuk, dan perkembangan informasi) seputar <a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/168453891/business_process_management.rhttp://rapidshare.com/files/168453891/business_process_management.rar.htmlar.html://">BPM.</a><br /><br />Pendahuluan singkat<br /><br />“<strong><em>Business Process is</em></strong> a<strong><em> sequence of tasks that are performed in series or in parallel by two or more individuals or computer applications to reach a common goal</em></strong>” (Rahshid N. Khan)<br /><br />Berdasarkan definisinya<br />" <strong><em>BPM is an integrated methodology to design, manage and improve business processes, in order to enhance productivity. Sometimes, it means a software systems to support the methodology</em></strong> " (Rahshid N. Khan)<br /><br />"<strong><em>Workflow is the automation of a business process, in whole or part, during which documents, information or tasks are passed from one participant to another for action, according to a set of procedural rules</em></strong>." - WfMC<br /><br />" <strong><em>Workflow Management System is a system that defines, creates and manages the execution of workflows through the use of software, running on one or more workflow engines, which is able to interpret the process definition, interact with workflow participants and, where required, invoke the use of IT tools and applications.</em></strong> " - WfMC<br /><br />Semoga membantuBernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-77564902673954766062008-11-26T20:20:00.000-08:002008-11-26T21:03:10.272-08:00RFID related implementation (2)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hBT4XHmI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CyD_qC7s2qA/s1600-h/DSCF6087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273188520097685090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hBT4XHmI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CyD_qC7s2qA/s320/DSCF6087.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hyundai, salah satu perusahaan otomotif ternama di dunia, mencoba menerapkan teknologi RFID di perusahaan manufaktur untuk bidang otomotif.<br /><br />Sebagai perusahaan otomotif yang siap menjadi ranking 1 dunia mendahului Toyota (isu yang dipublikasikan oleh media, tetapi sepertinya masih perlu peningkatan yang signifikan sebelum menjadi nomer 1 dunia)<br /><br />Diagram disamping menunjukkan bahwa teknologi RFID di perusahaan ini cukup dianggap penting dalam pendistribusian komponen otomotif yang dihasilkan. Selain dapat melacak proses produksi yang sedang berlangsung (<em>real time monitoring production system</em>), RFID juga dapat digunakan untuk melacak perawatan komponen (<em>After Sales Service</em>) setelah kendaraan tersebut digunakan oleh konsumen. Sistem yang terintegrasi seperti ini diharapkan dapat membawa kepuasan konsumen yang lebih meningkat, meski ada efek samping seperti <em>data privacy</em> dan <em>security </em>berkaitan dengan penggunaan mobil tersebut.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hA_9ydHI/AAAAAAAAAGo/VwIigoRz7dM/s1600-h/DSCF6086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273188514751738994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hA_9ydHI/AAAAAAAAAGo/VwIigoRz7dM/s320/DSCF6086.jpg" border="0" /></a> E-Mart adalah sebuah perusahaan retail paling terkemuka di Korea, dikuasai oleh <em>Shisegae Group</em>, yang dulunya termasuk dalam <em>Samsung Group</em> dan akhirnya terlingkup dalam <em>CJ Group</em> (Makanan/Kimia/Hiburan), <em>Saehan Group</em> (Media elektronik, pakaian, tekstil) dan <em>Hansol Group</em> (Kertas/Telekomunikasi)<br /><br />Pemantauan produk di jalur distribusi selama pengiriman ke retailer merupakan hal yang dirasa penting oleh E-mart. Sebagai salah satu retailer paling terkemuka di Korea Selatan, perusahaan ini mencoba menerapkan teknologi RFID untuk pemantauan inventory dan pemesanan produk termasuk pemantauan produk hingga sampai ke inventory bahkan sampai ke display dari setiap outlet.<br /><br />Real-time system monitoring ini juga berguna bagi konsumen yang menunggu pemesanan produk akibat lack-of-inventory (backlog order) pada saat kedatangan konsumen. Inti dari penggunaan teknologi RFID adalah peningkatan kepuasan konsumen dan efisiensi dunia retailer.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hAlFuXsI/AAAAAAAAAGg/nJlz0gWOm4U/s1600-h/DSCF6085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273188507537268418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hAlFuXsI/AAAAAAAAAGg/nJlz0gWOm4U/s320/DSCF6085.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><u>GM Daewoo Auto & Technology</u></strong> ditetapkan sebagai salah satu mobil nasional sejak 1937. Pabrik yang awalnya berdiri di Incheon, berganti nama beberapa kali (awalnya bernama Saenara Motor). Setelah berkolaborasi dengan <strong><u>Toyota</u></strong> di tahun 1965 (dengan nama <em>Shinjin Motor</em>), namanya juga diganti lagi setelah berkolaborasi di tahun 1972 bersama <strong><u>General Motor</u></strong>, USA. (<em>General Motors</em> Korea, dan 1976 berganti nama menjadi <em>Daewoo Motor</em>)<br /><br />Tahun 1998, pada saat krisis finansial, perusahaan mengambil alih perusahaan <strong><u>SsangYong</u></strong> (spesialis untuk produk 4WD) yang terimbas krisis moneter saat itu. Tetapi, alhasil Daewoo Motor juga terlilit krisis yang cukup berdampak pada tahun 1999.<br /><br />Akhirnya, pada tahun 2002, General Motors memutuskan untuk membeli mayoritas asset Daewoo dan berkolaborasi dengan Suzuki dan SAIC holding. Sejarah singkat GM Daewoo menunjukkan bagaimana peran sektor eksternal pada penyelamatan perusahaan ini. Dan, saat ini, sebagai salah satu perusahaan otomotif korea yang cukup naik daun karena mobil "kecil", GM-Daewoo memposisikan diri sebagai salah satu perusahaan yang menerapkan RFID untuk kegiatan manufaktur dan SCM'nya.<br /><br />Sistem RFID sedang dalam tahap pengembangan dan hampir pada tahap implementasi untuk produk secara keseluruhan. Sistem arsitektur dari teknologi RFID tersebut dapat dilihat di diagram di atas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hAb2xrSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TaA9jN-oafI/s1600-h/DSCF6084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273188505058651426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4hAb2xrSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/TaA9jN-oafI/s320/DSCF6084.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4g_5Qe9lI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/-hvcYwwa3jY/s1600-h/DSCF6083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273188495771235922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4g_5Qe9lI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/-hvcYwwa3jY/s320/DSCF6083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><u><em>Hansol</em></u></strong> adalah sebuah pabrik konglomerasi di Korea yang bergerak di banyak sektor industri, antara lain konstruksi, elektronik, pariwisata, kimia, interior perumahan, produk kertas, telekomunikasi dan logistik. </div><div></div><div>Penguasaan di berbagai lini sektor industri tersebut membuat Hansol perlu meningkatkan efisiensi industri dengan teknologi RFID sebagai media mempercepat proses dan menekan resiko kehilangan produk, baik <em>time-persistent product </em>(kimia, telekomunikasi, dll) maupun <em>state-persistent product </em>(kertas, konstruksi, dll)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-71908323241041798122008-11-26T19:37:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:20:42.530-08:00RFID related implementation (1)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YqfB1D3I/AAAAAAAAAGI/GecNex5D_U4/s1600-h/DSCF6092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273179331860172658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YqfB1D3I/AAAAAAAAAGI/GecNex5D_U4/s320/DSCF6092.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YqCA55NI/AAAAAAAAAGA/apJbSnsBnaM/s1600-h/DSCF6091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273179324071666898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YqCA55NI/AAAAAAAAAGA/apJbSnsBnaM/s320/DSCF6091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YpoymNQI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Q2BQsI76rG4/s1600-h/DSCF6090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273179317300770050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SS4YpoymNQI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Q2BQsI76rG4/s320/DSCF6090.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>GLOVIS, as a part of Hyundai KIA motor logistic company, has been settled as a global logistic company. The previous name in Hankook Logitech Co. Ltd was established in 2001. And, in June 2003 was changed its name to GLOVIS.</div><div><br />As you see in the upper and left picture, they developed such kind of simulation in their own logistic city. The existing 3-D simulation mockup is to publish the importance of RFID technology and their contribution in the logistic process in South Korea . </div><div> </div><div>RFID is used to accelerate SCM process from supplier to customer via any related transportation media (air, sea, land). RFID is very useful to trace the product during the transshipment. And the signal was shown in a small panel to display the product movement in the real-time system.</div><div> </div><div>The development of RFID technology has been established in many typical industrial area. Readers are encouraged to read the following article (link).<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-21037558311687241842008-11-14T03:48:00.000-08:002008-11-14T04:25:48.640-08:00u-agritourAda yang tahu istilah agritour ?<br /><br /><div><div><div>Agritour terdiri dari 2 kata, agrikultur dan tour. Artinya, petualangan seputar agrikultural. Dalam kehidupan kita, mungkin bisa dikategorikan sebagai wisata alam atau sejenis outbond. Beberapa kawasan wisata atau wahana lingkungan hidup menyediakan program serupa untuk <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1mKkjHVvI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5J0_umLjfUA/s1600-h/DSCF6062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268479470889031410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1mKkjHVvI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5J0_umLjfUA/s320/DSCF6062.JPG" border="0" /></a>mengenalkan tumbuhan atau hewan di alam sekitar.</div><div><br /></div><p>Begitu pula dengan negara ginseng ini. Mereka menyediakan sebuah program untuk anak-anak, dimana program ini akan memperkenalkan agrikultural kepada para peserta program dengan menggunakan sistem ubiquitous (<em>computer is everywhere</em>).</p><p></p><p></p><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q-Mo5rmI/AAAAAAAAAFw/uvpVDwFNNe0/s1600-h/plant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268484755870559842" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q-Mo5rmI/AAAAAAAAAFw/uvpVDwFNNe0/s320/plant.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1pr5A67QI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/615W9Yp9oAg/s1600-h/RFID+kit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268483341853322498" style="WIDTH: 83px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1pr5A67QI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/615W9Yp9oAg/s320/RFID+kit.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q9nCOwWI/AAAAAAAAAFo/t318_LdELFA/s1600-h/RFID+cellphone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268484745776251234" style="WIDTH: 164px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q9nCOwWI/AAAAAAAAAFo/t318_LdELFA/s320/RFID+cellphone.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1qaE9OFYI/AAAAAAAAAFg/FGP7u57U3hk/s1600-h/DSCF6132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268484135333008770" style="WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1qaE9OFYI/AAAAAAAAAFg/FGP7u57U3hk/s320/DSCF6132.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Caranya bagaimana ?</div><div>1. Setiap Tumbuhan akan diberi Tag. Tag tersebut akan berisi informasi berupa teks yang nanti akan diteruskan ke setiap peserta.</div><div></div><div>2. Setiap anak akan diberikan tag dan reader. Tag berfungsi untuk mendeteksi lokasi peserta / anak (apabila lokasi kawasan wisata sangat besar) dan Reader berfungsi untuk membaca informasi dari tag yang akan dilalui. Reader bisa berupa HP (hand phone) atau PDA khusus.</div><div></div><div>3. Seorang anak akan berkeliling di kawasan wisata dan reader akan langsung menerima informasi dari tag yang jaraknya dekat dengan peserta, sehingga peserta dapat secara langsung menerima informasi di reader (HP atau PDA), bisa membaca maupun mendengar informasi tersebut.</div><div></div><div>4. Reader dapat melacak apakah peserta sudah melalui semua rute atau belum. Reader juga dapat memberikan konfirmasi, berapa lama seseorang mengamati sebuah tumbuhan. Hal ini akan memberi kemudahan bagi pembuat program untuk mengatur jadual antar kelompok.</div><div></div><div>5. Penjelasan di PDA akan lebih interaktif dan bisa didesain sesuai kebutuhan user, misalnya pilihan bahasa, pilihan warna background, pilihan font, dsb. Aplikasi ini akan memberi kesan belajar yang lebih menyenangkan.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Hal ini terlihat sangat sederhana tetapi menyenangkan. Banyak dari kita melihat fungsi agritour hanya sebagai sesuatu yang "ndeso". Padahal kalau kita mau gali lebih dalam, alam akan memberi makna tersendiri bagi kehidupan manusia. Dan, sudah menjadi tugas manusia untuk mengeksplorasi alam. Dan, teknologi dibuat untuk memberi kemudahan bagi manusia untuk belajar tentang alam. </div><div></div><div>Semoga teknologi ini memberi inspirasi bagi kemajuan bangsa Indonesia.</div><p align="right"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q-Mo5rmI/AAAAAAAAAFw/uvpVDwFNNe0/s1600-h/plant.jpg"></a></p><p align="right"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SR1q-Mo5rmI/AAAAAAAAAFw/uvpVDwFNNe0/s1600-h/plant.jpg"></a></p><div> </div></div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-67422078971877318252008-11-11T21:44:00.000-08:002008-11-11T23:47:26.875-08:00U-cityThe terminology of ubiquitous means computers are everywhere. South Korea promotes their 15 main cities to have the technology such as wireless networking and RFID tags to be a region with ubiquitous information technology. All information system are linked and everything is virtually linked to an information system using technology connection. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpyrBUb-NI/AAAAAAAAAEY/0qVxabEQF-0/s1600-h/DSCF6134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267648797577312466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpyrBUb-NI/AAAAAAAAAEY/0qVxabEQF-0/s320/DSCF6134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I tried to provide some pictures related to u-city that is being promoted in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysv5UkoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/KMqaGj0EpNM/s1600-h/DSCF6140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267648827259916930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 341px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysv5UkoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/KMqaGj0EpNM/s320/DSCF6140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>RFID/USN (Radio Frequency Identification and Ubiquitous Sensor Network) <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysdvmAJI/AAAAAAAAAEw/C_ruA4EtZrk/s1600-h/DSCF6139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267648822387277970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysdvmAJI/AAAAAAAAAEw/C_ruA4EtZrk/s320/DSCF6139.JPG" border="0" /></a> is being developed in mostly developed countries, included South Korea to achieve highly quality of citizen social life. The networking of any information technology equipment among personal information privacy is being settled to be the best technology ever in this era.</div><div> </div><div>U-Seoul, as one of the project in South Korea, is intended to link everything due to citizen personal life, especially in the health-care service. The left figure represent the connection to other parties regarding the u-Care services.<br /></div><div>Not only developing technology in the health area, the government also enhance the information link between all life aspect such as transportation, business, governance, fun (culture) and the green environment. All the link will connect to personal digital appliances (such as cell-phone, PDA, etc.) as the service to the citizen. Picture below are representing the requirement information content on the cellphone regarding to environment.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysJTqtoI/AAAAAAAAAEo/XxLvhEFAlUE/s1600-h/DSCF6138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267648816901437058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpysJTqtoI/AAAAAAAAAEo/XxLvhEFAlUE/s320/DSCF6138.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpyrvUTatI/AAAAAAAAAEg/iyaO13bJ7UM/s1600-h/DSCF6135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267648809924782802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SRpyrvUTatI/AAAAAAAAAEg/iyaO13bJ7UM/s320/DSCF6135.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>South Korea has developed their u-city project before 2000. </div><div>- <strong>Seoul</strong> also has been pushing its own u-city project since 1998 in the western district of Sangam-dong, which is being developed as a research and development hub for the high-tech industry.<br /></div><div>- The <strong>Busan</strong> city government plans to spend between 850-960 billion won to revamp Busan into a futuristic city by 2010. </div><div> </div><div>- <strong>Incheon</strong> plans to introduce an intelligent transportation system, home networking, tele-medicine, a disaster prevention/management system, and a pollution control system by 2020. <strong>Incheon</strong> also has been eager to take up the project and is poised to provide a state-of-the-art network environment in New Songdo City, a new international town it is building for completion in 2014.</div><div> </div><div>- <strong>Jeju</strong> is likely to focus on tourism as it implements its u-city plans. U-traffic, u-museum, u-park and u-coupon are four major targets that the Jeju provincial government wishes to achieve. U-museum will be realized at the Jeju Stones & Cultural Park in northern Jeju. An anti-theft system and a location-based system which keeps track of visitors' whereabouts will be set up within the museum. U-coupon system for collecting admittance fees will also be introduced.<br /></div><div>- The <strong>Suwon</strong> city government aims to introduce an individually-tailored administration system through which different administration sections can share information.<br />Noteworthy is Suwon's "u-protection" service which manages health conditions of senior citizens, especially those who live alone, using "mobile health-sensor" technologies.<br />For example, elderly citizens with the Alzheimer's disease will be identified via location-based technologies in cases that they get lost or struck with troubles.</div><div> </div><div>- Korea's leading information-technology companies are set to pull together their respective expertise to transform part of <strong>Daejeon</strong>, southeast of Seoul, into a futuristic "intelligent" town.<br />Chief officials from KT Corp., Samsung SDS Co., LG Electronics Inc., and LG CNS signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on a "Future-X U (Ubiquitous)-City" project, commenced in 2006.</div><div> </div><div>related source : <a href="http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=35548">http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=35548</a>, <a href="http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=35971">http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=35971</a></div><div> </div><div>I hope this idea will generate new idea to develop our beloved country, Indonesia</div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-59941919235635099722008-11-11T20:50:00.000-08:002009-01-18T22:25:07.741-08:00Postdoctoral Position on Business Process Management in Logistics<strong><u>Postdoctoral Position on Business Process Management in Logistics</u></strong><br /><br />We are looking for a post-doctoral fellow interested in working on Logistic Process Management supported by Brain Korea 21 (BK21) project at Pusan National University (PNU). This program was established by Korean Government to assist promising and highly qualified young researchers wishing to conduct research in South Korea. It aims at providing opportunities for such researchers to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Korean institutions. Such collaboration will advance scientific research.<br /><br />Any of candidates with Phd degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or Management Information System is encouraged to have research opportunity in Business & Service Computing Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Department, PNU.<br /><br />Research Topics of the group:<br />- Business Process Management<br />- Logistic Information System<br />- Service Oriented Architecture<br />- Context Aware Logistic Process Management<br />- RFID Workflow<br />- Complex Event Handling<br />- Process-based B2B Integration<br />- XML and webservice<br /><br /><br /><strong><u>Eligibility/Requirement</u></strong><br />PhD in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related majors<br />Excellent English Skill.<br />Excellent Skill of computer programming language (Java) and database (Oracle).<br />OO System Analysis and Design<br /><br /><strong><u>Scholarship</u></strong><br />Duration: 12months starting April 2009 (Based on the research progress, the duration may be extended)<br />Salary: 24,000,000 Korean Won/year (current exchange rate is about 1,300 Won/USD).<br /><br /><strong><u>Brief Introduction about Pusan National University</u></strong><br />Pusan National University was founded in May 1946 with two faculties, the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Fisheries. Since then, it has grown into a major educational and research institution and today enjoys its reputation as one of top universities in Korea.<br />The University is now comprised of fifteen colleges, one independent division, one general graduate school, four professional graduate schools and five special graduate schools, and contributes to the development of the nation by producing prominent experts and talented leaders.<br />As March 2007 graduates of PNU totaled 123.397 bachelor’s degree holders, 26,748 master’s degree holders, and 4,838 doctoral scholars. Many of them are playing central roles as community, national and world leaders.<br /><br /><strong><u>Introduction to Busan, South Korea</u></strong><br />Busan, a bustling city of approximately 3.7 million residents, is located on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula. The size of Busan is 765.10km² which is 0.8% of the whole land of the Korean Peninsula. The natural environment of Busan is a perfect example of harmony between mountains, rivers and sea. Its geography includes a coastline with superb beaches and scenic cliffs, mountains which provide excellent hiking and extraordinary views, and hot springs scattered throughout the city. Busan enjoys four distinct seasons and a temperate climate that never gets too hot or too cold.Busan is the second largest city in Korea. Its deep harbor and gentle tides have allowed it to grow into the largest container handling port in the country and the fifth largest in the world. In the coming years, capacity is set to grow further with the opening of the New Port. The city's natural endowments and rich history have resulted in Busan's increasing reputation as a world class city of tourism and culture, and it is also becoming renowned as an international convention destination.<br /><br /><strong><u>Dateline</u></strong><br />Applicants are invited to send a detailed resume including name, address, and contact information to us.<br />Please include your curriculum vitae, a list of publications.<br />The deadline of the application is 15 February 2009<br /><br /><strong><u>Email :<br /></u></strong>Dr. Hyerim Bae, <a href="mailto:hrbae@pusan.ac.kr">hrbae@pusan.ac.kr</a><br />Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, Pusan National University<br />Tel. +82-51-510-2733<br />Admin : Mr. Bernardo, <a href="mailto:bernardo@pusan.ac.kr">bernardo@pusan.ac.kr</a>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-12597817662006002712008-10-13T02:49:00.001-07:002008-11-10T20:18:24.231-08:00Sistem Inventory Pick-to-LightTidak banyak orang tahu tentang sistem Pick-to-Light. Metode yang tidak booming ini ternyata cukup banyak digunakan di dunia industri pergudangan pada khususnya. Metode ini dipercaya sebagai salah satu metode penyimpanan barang yang efisien dan efektif selain metode RF (Radio Frequency) scan ataupun paper label dengan metode barcode.<br /><br />Beberapa fungsi mendasar dari teknologi ini adalah :<br />1. Flow/shelf rack picking.<br />Ketika sebuah nomer order atau nomer lisensi sebuah karton muncul untuk menstimulasi proses pengambilan barang, maka secara otomatis lampu akan menyala berdasarkan informasi yang dimaksud. AGV akan bisa mengarah ke tempat yang dituju secara otomatis berdasarkan nyala lampu yang distimulasi.<br /><br />2. Mobile cart picking.<br />Pengambilan oleh AGV atau forklift akan lebih efisien dengan teknologi lampu ini. Produk yang dibawa akan membawa id yang memudahkan bagi si pembawa untuk mengetahui posisi penempatan barang. Identifikasi cart menggunakan <em>license plate</em> di kereta yang digunakan dengan produk yang sedang dibawanya.<br /><br />3. Assembly/kitting workstations<br />SKU (stock keeping unit) akan memicu pengambilan dan aktivitas nilai tambah (value-added service activities) untuk merakit atau meng-assembly komponen produk yang terdeteksi.<br /><br />Mari kita coba simak beberapa hal tentang Pick-to-Light system.<br />Sis<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMd2unOsUI/AAAAAAAAAC8/w_cxmydoo7g/s1600-h/2_B7_LightTower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256578016134213954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMd2unOsUI/AAAAAAAAAC8/w_cxmydoo7g/s320/2_B7_LightTower.jpg" border="0" /></a>tem Pick-to-Light adalah sebuah sistem inovasi tanpa kertas untuk solusi otomatis pengambilan sebuah barang dalam sebuah distribution center (DC). Kemampuan teknologi berupa pengambilan, pengepakan, penempatan, peletakan ke display dan fungsi2 inventori lainnya, sudah termasuk dalam teknologi Pick-to-Light ini.<br />Ada beberapa teknologi terkait dengan sistem ini.<br /><div><div><div><br /><div><br />- L<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMcfatd5fI/AAAAAAAAACE/CAvozrhCudQ/s1600-h/2_B7_LightTower.jpg"></a>ight Tower. (gambar kiri)<br />Menara lampu (light tower) memberi informasi kepada orang gudang untuk mengetahui lokasi persis barang yang hendak dicari atau ditempatkan. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeK6_aV0I/AAAAAAAAADE/g_BiXvyCSzI/s1600-h/2_C7_LightFrame.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256578363054249794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeK6_aV0I/AAAAAAAAADE/g_BiXvyCSzI/s320/2_C7_LightFrame.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />- Light Frame.<br />Sistem penerangan dengan lampu memberikan petunjuk bagi orang gudang untuk mempercepat pekerjaan mencari atau menempatkan produk yang dimaksud.<br /></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeT8BUjwI/AAAAAAAAADM/4DYMGx0CVYc/s1600-h/2_B7_QPI.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256578517949517570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeT8BUjwI/AAAAAAAAADM/4DYMGx0CVYc/s320/2_B7_QPI.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />- Quick Pick Position Indicator.<br />Dengan menempatkan banyak sensor lampu, maka lampu akan menyala di tempat produk yang sedang dicari. Tentunya, petunjuk ini memberi kenyamanan bagi para orang gudang yang memiliki produk sangat banyak.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMcfg55qvI/AAAAAAAAACk/JBPYMwAwMcU/s1600-h/2_C7_Picklights.jpg"></a></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeuWvQlMI/AAAAAAAAADU/y7oc6077jro/s1600-h/2_B7_MessageBoard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256578971798115522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMeuWvQlMI/AAAAAAAAADU/y7oc6077jro/s320/2_B7_MessageBoard.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>- Message Center</div><div>Model ini banyak dipakai oleh mayoritas industri saat ini. Mungkin kita kurang tahu penggunaan istilah nama dari teknologi ini. Dunia industri Pergudangan sepertinya banyak tahu kelebihan serta kelemahan dari produk ini.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMfWleSo7I/AAAAAAAAADc/EiIF1immyyE/s1600-h/2_C7_PutLights.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256579662948246450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMfWleSo7I/AAAAAAAAADc/EiIF1immyyE/s320/2_C7_PutLights.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>- Put Lights</div><div>Dengan lokasi gudang yang sangat luas, tentunya dibutuhkan sistem informasi yang tepat dan akurat untuk penempatan. Oleh karena itu, sistem Put Lights akan menyala apabila sebuah barang telah datang dan siap untuk masuk dalam sebuah rak.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMfpNrovXI/AAAAAAAAADk/ALitIDhMUVk/s1600-h/2_C7_Picklights.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256579982979284338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMfpNrovXI/AAAAAAAAADk/ALitIDhMUVk/s320/2_C7_Picklights.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>- Pick Lights </div><div><br /></div><div>Pick lights memiliki fungsi yang hampir sama dengan Put lights, dimana seseorang yang akan mengambil barang/produk mengetahui posisi produk dari nyala lampu posisi tersebut. </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMfpNrovXI/AAAAAAAAADk/ALitIDhMUVk/s1600-h/2_C7_Picklights.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br />Seiring berjalannya waktu, teknologi ini harus didukung oleh teknologi lain, yaitu RF scan. <em>RF scan devices</em> juga membantu efisiensi dari teknologi ini. Dan, teknologi inilah yang akhirnya mengarahkan kepada penggunaan teknologi RFID yang sedang dalam tahapan sangat basic dalam implementasi'nya.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMc6LnJ09I/AAAAAAAAACs/crOql1YPHRk/s1600-h/2_C7_Picklights.jpg"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6g9LhnDmnSw/SPMc6RqOhkI/AAAAAAAAAC0/35Ye6cm0jkU/s1600-h/2_C7_PutLights.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-80151001011317960602008-10-10T19:53:00.000-07:002008-11-10T20:21:10.058-08:00Teknologi RFID di dunia Pergudangan dan Distribusi<strong>1. Introduction</strong><br /><br />Interest in using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in warehouse and distribution operations is at an all-time high. Wireless identification and tracking with RFID represents a new way to conduct operations, which creates new benefits and challenges. Users need to understand RFID’s capabilities and limitations to accurately assess the impact it can have on their business.<br />This white paper provides an overview of RFID technology and how it may be applied to warehousing and distribution operations. It will describe the technology and its maturity, standards and industry initiatives, and will also provide examples of how RFID technology can be best used in warehouses and distribution centers.<br /><br /><strong>2. Overview</strong><br /><br />You've probably heard the acronym "RFID," which stands for radio frequency identification.You may know that RFID tags can contain unique information that identifies whatever they are attached to, and can share that information wirelessly with computer databases and networks so items can be tracked efficiently.<br />What you may not know is how far the technology has come and what is being developed right now that could help your warehouse or distribution center. To help decide if RFID would be beneficial, consider if any of the following statements apply to your business:<br />• Processing speed is essential or could provide a competitive advantage;<br />• We deal in high-value assets that need to be protected;<br />• A bar code cannot physically survive our processes;<br />• Areas of our facilities need to be protected from unauthorized access;<br />• We need more unique information on each item than a bar code can contain;<br />• We are highly automated and need to minimize human intervention;<br />• We could benefit by knowing where products are at all times in the supply chain, in real time.<br /><br />If any of these statements apply to your business, RFID should be given serious consideration in your system design.<br /><br /><strong>2.1 How RFID Works</strong><br /><br />First, the basics: RFID is a means of uniquely identifying an object through a wireless radio link.The identification is accomplished by an interrogator, also called a reader or "master," and a tag, also called a transponder or "slave" that has a unique identification code. Data is exchanged between tags and readers using radio waves between the tag and interrogator, and no direct line of sight is required for the transaction.The interrogator asks the tag for the code, or processes the signal being broadcast by the tag, decodes the transmission and transfers the data to a computer.The computer, in turn, may simply record the reading, or look up the tag ID in a database to direct further action, and may also direct the interrogator to write additional information to the tag.<br />The latest generation of RFID allows the dozens of individual objects within a group to be uniquely identified at the same time. This is in contrast to bar codes, which must be read one by one, and can be very advantageous in high-speed reading, sorting and material handling applications. Because no line of sight is required between the reader and the tag, unattended reading stations can be set up to identify objects on a conveyor belt or within a transport container. Fast simultaneous processing and unattended reading are the main performance characteristics that set RFID apart from bar code.<br />This advanced functionality comes with a price, which in the past often made RFID systems cost-prohibitive. Today, however, pricing has come down considerably, with many tags suitable for warehouse and distribution operations costing considerably less than a dollar per RFID tags are often reusable and can be packaged to be extremely durable, which helps amortize the initial system cost and provides strong total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages compared with identification methods that must continually be replaced.<br /><br /><strong>2.2 Tags</strong><br /><br />The lower-cost tags generally are passive (meaning they have no internal power source), have limited data storage capacity (typically 32 to 128 bits), are read-only (not rewritable), and have limited read range. Like bar codes, they are usually used as "license plate" identifiers, i.e., they hold little actual data but serve to identify the object to a database containing larger amounts of information. For example, a tag attached to a product in a work-in-process application would uniquely identify the product each time it passed by a reader.<br />The reading, and any work performed on the assembly, would be recorded in a database. In turn, a conveyor-based sortation system could identify the item and receive routing instructions from a database application, allowing products to reach their loading destination without human intervention.<br />Higher-cost tags are available for many more complicated longer read applications.They often have their own power source (these are known as active tags), making them heavier than passive tags, and large data storage capacities (upwards of 1M), making them essentially self-contained databases. These higher-capacity tags could, for example, monitor temperature through a process or give operational instructions to a robotic workstation when they arrive attached to their item, then have updated status information appended to the tag when the task is complete.This flexibility does have a cost, however; the internal power source can burn out, giving these tags a life span of 5-10 years.<br /><br /><strong>2.3 Frequencies</strong><br /><br />RFID systems are available in a wide range of frequencies to suit various performance needs. Frequency is an important factor in transmission range and speed. However, bandwidth availability is regulated by telecommunications authorities in each country, and not all frequencies are available for use throughout the world. This is an important consideration when planning logistics and supply chain applications. Most tag frequencies share the ISM (Industrial, Safety and Medical) bands.<br />Compatibility problems are gradually being solved through standardization efforts, particularly in standards sponsored by the ISO. Most RFID technology used in warehousing and distribution operates at either 13.56MHz (high frequency), 860-930MHz (ultrahigh frequency, or UHF) or the 2.45GHz (microwave) band. Still in use are 125 KHz lowfrequency tags, which are used for access control and vehicle identification. Standards that have been ratified or are in development for material handling, logistics and supply chain applications are concentrated in the UHF band and 13.56MHz. Wal-Mart, which will begin requiring its 100 largest suppliers to tag shipments with RFID, has specified the use of draft standards in these frequency bands. Here is a very brief overview of different RFID frequencies and their performance characteristics.<br /><br /><strong>2.3.1 Frequencies - High Frequency</strong><br /><br />The high frequency, which some call intermediate, band encompasses the 10 to 15MHz range, with 13.56MHz being the most common. Read range with a fixed station reader is around 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet), although the reading speed is higher than the low-frequency band. Sizing of the antennas and tags becomes more critical. More expensive than low frequency, this band has the potential to become more cost-competitive through volume purchase of tags.Typical applications here include access control and smart cards. The first "smart labels" which are RFID tags embedded within adhesive bar code labels, were produced at 13.56MHz, but are now also available in other frequencies.<br /><br /><strong>2.3.2 Frequencies - Ultrahigh Frequency (UHF)</strong><br /><br />Ultrahigh-frequency RFID encompasses the 850 to 950MHz band and is frequently championed for distribution and logistics applications.The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for RFID identification of returnable transport items, which complements the ANSI MH10.8 bar code shipping label standard, specifies the 902-928MHz band for item identification.The ePC specification (discussed later) supported by Wal-Mart also utilizes the UHF band.Read range, which as with all frequencies depends on tag size, power output and interference, is up to 10 feet.<br /><br /><strong>2.3.3 Frequencies - Microwave</strong><br /><br />Some RFID products are also produced in the microwave bandwidth, typically at either 2.45GHz or 5.8GHz. These products offer the highest data read rates, but are also more expensive and have higher power requirements. These are often appropriate in specialized applications.<br /><br /><strong>2.4 Read/Write Capabilities</strong><br /><br />When considering what RFID technology is right for your warehousing or distribution application, it's important to understand the difference between the various types of writing capabilities available. In general, the more versatile, or the more stand alone a system is, the more memory needed, which increases both the size and cost of the tag. Read-only tags have fixed information securely programmed into them when they are manufactured. Write once, read many (WORM) tags may have data written to them once only post-manufacture and are the most popular kind of tag currently used. Rewritable tags are the most memory- and cost-intensive, but provide flexibility to update data. Rewritable tags have a shorter writing rangethan reading range, which must be considered when planning the application.<br /><br />RFID Technology for Warehouse and Distribution Operations<br /><br /><strong>3. Standards</strong><br /><br />The International Organization for Standardization, best known by its acronym ISO, has undertaken the most RFID standardization projects and focuses on technical standards that are accepted globally. One of its most important subcommittees is JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques, which is working on a series of RFID standards for item management. ANSI, which coordinates much of its work with the ISO is another important standards body and has established an RFID standard for shipping container identification.The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and other industry associations are also developing their own RFID standards, which are often based on ANSI and ISO efforts.The Auto-ID Center at MIT led research to create a specification for RFID for item-level tagging in the consumer goods industry, which it calls the Electronic Product Code (ePC).The Auto-ID Center’s work has since been transferred to a new entity, AutoID Inc., which was created by the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and EAN International, which maintain the U.P.C./EAN bar code system and many other standards. See the ePC section for more details and visit the UCC Web site - <a href="http://www.uc-council.org/">http://www.uc-council.org/</a> - for the latest information.<br />Any technology needs standards to gain acceptance, and RFID is no exception.Working to get standards in place can delay that procedure, but too many conflicting standards can have the same consequence. Such as in the case of the current situation regarding UHF, too many standards can be the same as having no standard at all. Further complicating the matter, there are technical standards, which specify performance requirements for interoperability, and application standards, often set by industry associations, that describe how RFID can be used for a specific function.AIM Global, the trade association for the automatic identification industry, maintains an updated guide to current RFID standards activity on its Web site.<br />Visit <a href="http://www.aimglobal.org/">http://www.aimglobal.org/</a> for more information about specific standards and proposals. Check with relevant associations and professional societies for specific information about standards in your industry.<br /><br /><strong>4. Applications</strong><br /><br />Applications are constantly being developed and refined as the technology advances and the supply chain industry continues to work for the cradle-to-grave data flow that will streamline the product pipeline. Because of the visibility it can provide, and its newfound cost effectiveness, RFID is emerging as an intriguing option to complement data collection and product identification in the supply chain.<br />Many hardware and software suppliers are just beginning to explore how RFID technology can tie into warehouse management systems (WMS) to produce a warehouse/DC of incredible efficiency. Several WMS providers now support RFID data entry in their software. Here are some potential RFID applications in warehousing and distribution environments:• Pallet and case tracking, particularly when the pallets are reused within a closed system.• Forklift identification. RFID can identify forklift location to allow systems to monitor activity and assign the closest forklift to those pallets needing moved, and serve as a permanent asset ID.• Access control: Chips embedded in ID cards can control locks and prevent unauthorized entry; chips on products, cases, pallets and equipment can control item movement and sound alarms in case of unauthorized removal.• Smart shelves: Retailers are experimenting with readers embedded in stocked store shelves to keep track of tagged inventory and notify either the back room or the supplier when stock is low.The application could be modified for use in warehouses and distribution centers for materials management and inventory control.<br /><br /><strong>4.1 An RFID Enabled Warehouse or Distribution Center</strong><br /><br />There are several possibilities for how RFID technology can be utilized in warehouse and distribution center, in concert with existing systems and other ADC technologies. Step by step, here's one example of what could happen: In receiving, items, cases and/or pallets are read by a portal reading unit placed at the dock door as they are unloaded from the truck. Data are transferred into the warehouse management system (WMS), updating its database.The system reconciles its orders and sends back information that will allow some items to be cross docked for immediate transport, while others can be staged and stored. If bar codes were being used here, all received items would have to be scanned, their labels clearly visible, by workers, making the process much more labor-intensive. When stored on shelves with readers, the readers automatically record what items have been placed there; when they are removed, the action is also automatically recorded. All of this happens without human hands ever touching a scanner, keyboard or clipboard. If cases are broken up and items repacked, each item is reassigned to a tagged case by scanning the item's bar code or<br />RFID tag and the case/pallet tag.That information transfer initiates an assignment of the pallet or case to a truck or dock. Cases/pallets are moved along conveyor belts, triggering readers along the way that track the movement and also adjust conveyors as needed to redirect the cases/pallets.<br />Should there be a specific item out there that is needed to fill an order, a worker can go through the aisles, with a handheld reader loaded with the needed unique ID, until the unit beeps, locating the needle in the haystack with keen efficiency. When cases/pallets are loaded back onto trucks, door-mounted units again record the activity, updating the central database and also initiating a sequence that produces documentation such as advance shipping notices (ASNs), packing slips, invoices, etc.<br /><br /><strong>4.2 Item-level tracking</strong><br /><br />Item-level tracking in supply chain applications has always been a coveted thing. Having each and every item uniquely identified, instead of generally identified with, for example, a U.P.C. symbol- opens up a whole new level of tracking management. The Electronic Product Code, or ePC, being developed by the Auto-ID Center at MIT (see sidebar/addendum) is the latest RFID technology proposed for item-level tracking of consumer goods, and other RFID technologies have also been considered for this application.<br />While the technology is still being developed and tested, there is much speculation on what applications would be best to use the technology with. The Auto-ID Center sees strong possibilities in warehousing for pallet, case-level and item-level tracking as described in the application section. Numerous studies and analysis by the Center and leading independent consulting firms support this assertion, stating that these types of applications can provide strong return on investment (ROI) in most circumstances.<br />Some estimate that item-level tracking will not happen for some time, up to 10 years. However, analysts say there are clear business advantages in pursuing pallet- and case-level applications now. "RFID projects yield the biggest immediate benefits when they support order fulfillment and logistics," according to a report by Forrester Research Inc., Cambridge, Mass. "As such, most near-term RFID testing should concentrate on pallets, cases, distribution centers and warehouses - not items and store shelves."<br /><br /><strong>4.3 Application Planning Considerations</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />To design a successful system, you must not only understand what you want the system to do (application), but you also must be very clear about what technologies can be used to deliver the performance you seek.When defining your perfect solution, it is important to ask yourself often, "Am I adding this technology to do it better, or am I simply adding technology?" Reading hundreds of tags per second could easily overwhelm a network or software application. Existing identification systems should be retained where they are sufficient, with RFID used to complement them or eliminate blind spots or bottlenecks in processes.<br />Part of application evaluation necessarily involves defining what the technologies you are considering can and cannot do. Just like any other technology, RFID has its limitations, and it's important to know what they are. For example, RFID cannot read tags over great distances, though it can certainly work in concert with technologies that can. Also, because we are talking about radio waves, interference can be a problem, so metal, liquid, and many tags in close proximity to one another or varying orientations could affect performance.Though cost has come down and will continue to decline, an RFID tag will always be more expensive than a paper bar code label, and we doubt you will ever see five cents per tag in low to medium volumes.<br />Finally, RFID tags cannot replace bar codes. But the two can work together to provide you with an effective, streamlined, highly productive warehouse and distribution management system.<br /><br /><strong>5. Conclusion</strong><br /><br />To remain competitive in today's global - we-want-it-now supply chain - it is imperative to remain open to new technologies and the improvements they can offer your business. RFID is one useful tool to keep in mind for current and future system design.<br /><br />source : <a href="http://www.logisticsit.com/absolutenm/templates/article-datacapture.aspx?articleid=2669&zoneid=14">http://www.logisticsit.com/absolutenm/templates/article-datacapture.aspx?articleid=2669&zoneid=14</a>Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292721187194816540.post-83985098581618107892008-10-08T02:30:00.000-07:002008-11-10T20:22:04.507-08:00Bulgaria - A new outsourcing Hot Spot2007 welcomed Bulgaria into the European Union and into the global trading relationship with many countries. And 2008 promises even greater trade and investment achievements with bilateral investments into the world´s economy. The Bulgarian economy will continue to grow at a 5.5%-6% per year, and corporate tax rates were lowered to 10%. This is causing investors from various countries to take notice of the talent pool and the capabilities of the resources available.<br /><br />As Bulgarian companies push forward to increase their competitiveness in the EU, the Bulgarian government continues to adapt with EU commerce practices. At the same time the legislation works on various aspects of the digital economy, new and expanded opportunities exist in the information and communication technology sectors. International information technology companies find Bulgaria attractive because of the 0% export tax, comparative low salaries and high skill level of the local workforce. Both fixed and mobile segments of the Bulgarian ICT market still have high growth potential with large investments expected in both segments. A number of foreign companies are opening call/service centers, software development companies, and various other ICT related companies have opened offices in Bulgaria.<br /><br />There are opportunities for participation in tenders for sale of computers, peripherals and servers for government procurement. The government of Bulgaria has an e-government initiative that will provide major opportunities. With these intentions many global companies are taking advantage of the blossoming opportunities. U.S. providers of advanced telephone service solutions, as well as value-added telecommunications services are in demand. Other best prospects include Internet services, wireless and broadband Internet access technologies, cable television, and voice-over-Internet, routers, switches, access servers, equipment for mobile telephony, cable operators´ equipment and fixed wireless equipment. With these services being made available in Bulgaria, the initial outlay of a large capital investment and operating costs is a lot less than in many other economies. With these needs Gate2Shop, Microsoft, Siemens are just a few of the companies that have taken advantage of the resources available in Bulgaria. These companies have hired from the vast talent pool here and made the best of the growth in this part of the world.Bernardo Nugroho Yahyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11757697508979522051noreply@blogger.com1