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Shelf Life Determination of Pegagan (Centella asiatica) Chips Using Accelerated Shelf-Life Testing (ASLT) Method
No full textPegagan (Centella asiatica) is a wild plant with various kinds of efficacies for health and usually as herbal or traditional medicine. Pegagan has been processed into various new products including chips. Pegagan Chips are hygroscopic product that easy to absorb water from the environment. The objective of this study was to determine the shelf life of Pegagan Chips packed in different type of packaging materials. The shelf life of Pegagan Chips was determined using Accelerated Shelf-Life Testing (ASLT) method with a critical moisture content approach. Two different types of packaging used were polyethylene (PE) plastic and standing pouch aluminum foil. The samples were stored at 28°C and RH 75%. The results showed that the shelf life of Pegagan Chips with PE plastic and aluminum foil standing pouch were 83 and 139 days, respectively. Aluminum foil standing pouch possessed lower packaging permeability which was 0.0603 g/m2.day.mmHg compared to PE plastic
Biogas Production from Tofu Waste to Improve the Environmental Performance of Tofu Industry
No full textThe tofu industry produces solid waste and wastewater that still contain high protein which suitab le as raw material for biogas. Conversion of waste into biogas will contribute to improving the en vironmental performance of small and medium scale industries to increase the added value for the industry. This research was aimed to develop biogas production process by utilizing wastewater a nd solid waste from tofu industry. There were three stages of process development: biogas product ion from wastewater (as control), biogas production from solid waste, and biogas production from a combination of solid waste and wastewater. The results of the production process were evaluate d based on the volume and its added value on both financial and environmental performance. The output from this research was the model of solid waste and wastewater processing for small and medium scale tofu industry. The result showed that the addition of solid waste of tofu and the sour ce of microorganisms from cow manure was able to produce much larger volume of biogas as muc h as 715 ml in shorter time of 7 days. Another result of this research was to make a better environ ment in tofu industry which is seen from the aspects of health and aesthetic
Design of Expert System for Hard Skill Competencies- Based Employee’s Performance Evaluation
No full textThe quality of human resources is one of the important factors to maintain the sustainability of a company, therefore it is essential for the company to evaluate performance of its employees. With the recent rapid development of computer technology, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, many problems can now be effectively addressed with the help of computer. The purpose of this research is to design an expert system for hard skill competencies-based employee performance evaluation. The system is expected to be able to give accurate recommendations on decision making process of several human resources’ issues such as recruitment, training, transfer, and promotion in the filling plant division. This research uses descriptive analysis, prototyping, gap analysis and Analytical Network Process (ANP) to build a system which will function like an expert in evaluating the performance of employees. This system contains knowledge domain in 7 position levels of SMART’s filling plant employees. Critical factors of this system are mastery of basic work health and safety, ability on operating filling plant machines, ability on machine maintenance and mastery in quality management system. Results of the system test show that the proposed expert system had been running well in accordance with the rules in the decision table and had been considered to be able to meet human expert representation
The Best Solvent And Extraction Time In Pectin Production made From Waste Of Jackfruit (Bark and Straw)
No full textJackfruit barks are known to have fairly high pectin content, by 4.7% on wet and 22.5% on dry barks. The content is sufficiently highboy make it worthy of being raw material for producing pectin. Pectin is a polygalacturonic acid containing methyl ester. Pectin is a high- value functional food that is widely used as gelling agent and stabilizer. Approximately 65 until 80% jackfruit barks were wasted from the industry and it were only useful for animal feed . To increase the added value of it, so that jackfruit barks were extracted to get the pectin. This research used randomized block design (RBD) with 2 factors:(i)the type of solvents(hydrochloric and citric acids, with pH = 1.5) and (ii) extraction times (30, 90 and 150 minutes). Each factor is conducted in triplicate in order to get 18 units of experiment. Before analyzed, the jackfruit waste (bark and straw) was powdered during sample preparation. Later on, the yield, equivalent weight, methoxyl, galacturonic acid, and ash contents of the powdered, then were analyzed and used as pectin’s parameters. Multiple attribute method (Zeleny method) was used to determine which combination of treatments that produced pectin with the best pectin’s parameter. The best pectin made from jackfruit waste is derived from the combination of citric acid solvent and the extraction time of 150 minutes, resulting in yield of 10.21%, methoxyl content of 9.25%, equivalent weight of 1088.43 g/mol, ash content of 2.79%, and galacturonic acid content of 47.40%
Post-harvest Quality Evolution of Jonagored Apples (Mallus domestica cv. Borkh) during Shelf life Storage
No full textThe experiment was carried out to study the quality evolution of Jonagored apples (Mallus domestica cv. Borkh) during 14 days of shelf life prior to controlled atmosphere (CA) storage. The apple were harvested from the “Fruitteelt centrum” (Velm, Belgium) in 24 September 2010 (optimal picking) and 8 October 2010 (late picking) and were stored at 18°C and 65% RH to mimic the shelf life condition. The apple then were measured for colour, firmness, soluble solid content (SSC), titratable acidity, ethylene production rate, O 2 consumption rate, CO 2 production rate and respiratory quotient (RQ) at 0, 7 and 14 days after harvest. There was a significant effect of shelf life duration in colour of the apple. The apple turn its colour from green to yellowish green at the end of shelf life. The optimal-harvested apple had a greener colour than the late-harvested apple at 0 and 7 days of shelf life except at 14 days where the older apple had a greener colour. Although the effect was not consistent, firmness of apple was affected by shelf life and picking time as well. Firmness decreased along shelf life and the optimal-harvested apples were firmer than the late-harvested apple. Apple’s acidity decreased during shelf life from 8,43 mL NaOH (optimal-harvested apple) and 8.85 mL NaOH (late- harvested apple) to 7.58 mL NaOH (optimal-harvested apple) and 7.03 mL NaOH (late- harvested apple) at the end of shelf life. Yet, acidity was not affected by picking time. Ethylene was considerably increased throughout shelf life and the late-harvested apple had a higher ethylene production level than the optimal-harvested apple. Optimal-harvested apple had a lower respiration rate than the late picked apple. Older apple consumed oxygen and produced carbon dioxide at a higher rate than the younger apple. Moreover, respiration rates as represented by O 2 consumption rate, CO 2 production rate and respiratory quotient (RQ) tended to increase along shelf life
Lean Manufacturing Approach as A Means of Improving Callaway Diablo Golf Glove Production Systems
No full textThis study was aimed to provide suggestions for improvement of the value stream, which was illustrated using Value Stream Mapping through the reduction of wastes. The measure of improvement was focused on the process cycle efficiency (PCE) of the Callaway Diablo golf glove production systems at Adi Satria Abadi limited company. At the initial condition of Value Stream Mapping, the identified wastes were inventories, delays, transports, and defects. Those four wastes were then mapped using Value Stream Analysis Tool (VALSAT). The process cycle efficiency (PCE) value of the initial condition was equal to 5.06 %. The improvement formulations for the proposed Value Stream Mapping were made by determining optimal crew size, work-cell design, Kanban design, and idea of autonomation. The improvement formulations of the proposed Value Stream Mapping could reduce work in process (inventories) of 57.81 %, delays amounting to 55.52 %, and transportations between work stations at 52.54 %. The company’s PCE increased by 12.06 %
Assessment of Workers’ Body Temperature and Workload in Tomato Production Greenhouse Work
No full textMany workers work in the tomato production greenhouse in Japan, exposed to unfavorable environmental conditions during their work, especially in the summer season. In this study, workers’ body temperatures of internal, facial, and head area temperature were measured, so did the workers’ workload. They were related to environmental conditions of solar radiation and air temperature to clarify their relationships. Three workers in semi-commercial tomato production greenhouse were employed for this research. Jobs were classified into upper and lower canopy job, to examine the working condition in the greenhouse. Ear thermometer and thermal camera were used to measure worker’s body temperatures. Workload of the jobs was assessed and determined the level with Heart Rate Reserve (HRR). Workers’ heart rate itselves was measured using finger pulseoxymeter. Significant correlations were found between workers’ body temperature and environmental conditions. Worker’s workload could change on changing environmental conditions. Workload level of tomato production greenhouse job is considered low, as the job relatively does not require heavy physical work
The Role of Logistics Service Providers in the Distribution Channel of Imported Perishable and Processed Food Product to Java Island, Indonesia
No full textToday fierce competition has highly enforced the company to focus more on their core competency and has encouraged them to strengthen competitive advantage. This condition reinforces the role of logistics service providers (LSP) to help company run their supporting activities. This research aims to identify the characteristics of LSP and to analyze their role in the distribution channel of imported perishable and processed food products in Indonesia. Convenience sampling was employed as sampling methodology and in-depth interview was used to collect detail information from respondents including private stakeholders, port authorities, freight forwarder association and retailers. The research results show that the characteristics and size of the company affects the involvement of LSP in the distribution channel. The roles of freight forwarders (FF) extensively include pre-customs clearance, customs clearance and post-customs clearance. Furthermore, the role of FF considerably contributes to the ease of arranging international shipment. The role of distributor plays vital role in the tracking and tracing system and timeliness of distribution channel. Meanwhile, the role of FF and transporter is fairly low in encouraging track-able and traceable distribution channel. Further improvements are needed to encourage better distribution channel performance
Application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) For Quality Improvement of Suwar Suwir Product
No full textSuwar suwir is a traditional food, like a sweet candy, made from sugar and fermented cassava.This product is produced by small and medium agroindustries in Jember. Various and low ofimprovement product are still common problems faced by producers. Evaluation of thisproduct is needed to improve quality of the product. Presently, evaluation of consumerexpectation is never conducted to improve product quality and to answer consumer expectationas well. One of the method used to solve that problem is QFD. Sixty respondents wereinterviewed in this study. Information were collected from many resources such as outletowners, producers, workers, processing operators and marketing staff. We found that 4attributes from consumers were taste, color, aroma and texture which were answered by ninetechnical responses. In term of product performance, based on product comparison analysis,we found that the consumers much more satisfy with suwar suwir produced by Barokah Jayacompare to Primadona and Kartini.Furthermore, the result of QFD analysis showed thatsuwar suwir from Barokah Jaya could achieve the target compare to the competitors. Based onthe results, we concluded that Barokah Jaya could answer consumer’s expectation using itstechnical responses
Comparative Study Production of Exopolysaccharide (EPS) by Lactic Acid Bacteria (L. casei and L. plantarum) in Different Media (Dates and Mulberry juice)
No full textExopolysaccharides (EPS) are polysaccharides that are secreted by some strains of bacteria. E PS contribute in health improvement where it has prebiotic properties, immunostimulatory, anti- tumoral, and hypocholesterolemic effects. A number of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) has ability t o synthesise Exopolysaccharides (EPS). This study aimed to determine the ability LAB (L. casei and L. plantarum B2) to produce EPS in different media (dates and mulberry juice). L. casei sh owed higher EPS production (3413.33 mg/L) than L. plantarum (3316.67 mg / L) were grown in medium dates juices. Based on the type of media, EPS production in dates juice medium higher t han mulberry juice as medium, and there are differences production of EPS by both types of isol ates (L. casei and L. plantarum) in both media. The growth rate of LAB does not always show a positive correlation with EPS formation