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This research aimed to build an assessment model on the Halal Good Manufacturing Practices (HGMP) in the meat industry. Data collection was used at four slaughterhouses in Indonesia. This study collected data through two closed questionnaires involving a paired matrix as a priority setting for improved policies and filling in values using a Likert scale. Integrating the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and House of Quality (HOQ) was adopted to develop a slaughterhouse assessment model. HGMP provided 54 performance indicators for slaughterhouses from 5 variables as assessment criteria. This case study found that the slaughterhouse performance in Pekanbaru had a good category than others. In addition, many defined customer and technical requirements need to be improved to meet customer needs in the Building and Facility; Equipment, Employee; Maintenance; Halal. The provision of a benchmarking matrix aims to facilitate managers to make measurable performance improvements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The Supply chain strategy serves to strengthen positioning in competing to serve customers. This study examines the business unit in the supply chain strategy in producing food products from Cowhide in Indonesia. There are many business units with high demand for rawhides from cattle for use as food products which form several distribution channels. Thus, this opportunity is utilized to increase the productivity of business units in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the business unit utilization in the supply chain of distribution channel by considering patterns of business processes, value-added products, and optimal supply chain strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The study interviews 18 business units of Cowhide in Indonesia, including two slaughterhouses, five cattle owners, three restaurants, two cowhide drying business units, one cowhide cracker business unit, three cowhide traders’ traditional markets, one cowhide boiler business unit, and one retail shop. The SCOR model, Hayami, and discrete event simulation are integrated to analyze business unit utilization in Cowhide’s food products’ supply chain of distribution channel. Findings: There are five distribution channels from 7 business units in food products. Then, the highest value-added product ratio was the cowhide cracker business unit at 31%. Finally, Channel 1 is the highest utilization rate of 40%. Moreover, the policymaker can study non-food products to compare cowhide raw materials’ business unit utilization because Indonesia has many of these raw materials and is easy to obtain. Research limitations/implications: Further study is suggested to measure each business unit’s performance in the supply chain of distribution channel and then strengthen institutions to increase productivity. Originality/value: This study needs to measure each business unit’s performance in strengthening its supply chain strategy to optimize the distribution channel. This study’s implication can contribute to business units in improving their business processes and stakeholders in the decision-making process, including associations, communities, cooperatives, and the Government, in increasing the potential for economic growth on SMEs in especially of Cowhide. Purpose: The Supply chain strategy serves to strengthen positioning in competing to serve customers. This study examines the business unit in the supply chain strategy in producing food products from Cowhide in Indonesia. There are many business units with high demand for rawhides from cattle for use as food products which form several distribution channels. Thus, this opportunity is utilized to increase the productivity of business units in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the business unit utilization in the supply chain of distribution channel by considering patterns of business processes, value-added products, and optimal supply chain strategies. Design/methodology/approach: The study interviews 18 business units of Cowhide in Indonesia, including two slaughterhouses, five cattle owners, three restaurants, two cowhide drying business units, one cowhide cracker business unit, three cowhide traders’ traditional markets, one cowhide boiler business unit, and one retail shop. The SCOR model, Hayami, and discrete event simulation are integrated to analyze business unit utilization in Cowhide’s food products’ supply chain of distribution channel. Findings: There are five distribution channels from 7 business units in food products. Then, the highest value-added product ratio was the cowhide cracker business unit at 31%. Finally, Channel 1 is the highest utilization rate of 40%. Moreover, the policymaker can study non-food products to compare cowhide raw materials’ business unit utilization because Indonesia has many of these raw materials and is easy to obtain. Research limitations/implications: Further study is suggested to measure each business unit’s performance in the supply chain of distribution channel and then strengthen institutions to increase productivity. Originality/value: This study needs to measure each business unit’s performance in strengthening its supply chain strategy to optimize the distribution channel. This study’s implication can contribute to business units in improving their business processes and stakeholders in the decision-making process, including associations, communities, cooperatives, and the Government, in increasing the potential for economic growth on SMEs in especially of Cowhide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Waste dyes such as Congo red at certain levels can damage the environment because of toxicity and may cause malfunctioning of the liver, kidneys, and nerves. Therefore, this study aims to analyze optimum pH, concentration, particle size of the adsorbent, and the eluent flow rate on the adsorption of Congo red by Napa soil (NS). The results showed optimum pH of 6, an initial concentration of 20 mg/L, and a particle size of 75 µm and the optimum flow rate of the eluent of 40 drops/minute. Furthermore, the determination of adsorption at the optimum condition of the NS as adsorbent without treatment (fresh) has a higher capacity than the purified Napa soil. The absorption capacity was 0.37 mg/g and 0.25 mg/g, and desorption at the optimum condition (recovery column) showed that the highest percentage is by using ethanol. Besides reducing the concentration of the Congo red dye and determining the absorption capacity of the adsorbent, the other aim of the adsorbent application is for pre-concentration. The results showed that the number of concentrated Congo red dye is equal to 0.11 mg/g. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study is to investigate Napa soil's potential as an alternative additive in producing Portland composite cement. The Napa soil of Tanah Datar district, West Sumatra, Indonesia is a natural material which contains SiO2 and Al2O3 as its major components. The parameters used were the fineness of the cement particles, the amount left on a 45 μm sieve, the setting time, normal consistency, loss on ignition, insoluble parts, compressive strength and chemical composition. The composition of Napa soils (% w/w) used as variables include 4, 8, 12 and 16%. Furthermore, 8% pozzolan was used as a control in this research. The results showed that the compressive strength of Napa soil cement which contained 4% Napa soil was much better compared to that of the control on the 7th and 20th day. Furthermore, all the analyzed Napa soil cements met the standard of cement as stipulated in Indonesian National Standard, SNI 7064, 2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]