Abstract
Coconut sugar is a potential trade commodity, and Indonesia is one of the biggest exporters in the world. There were some problems such as the use of raw material was not optimum and some quality issues. The study aims to identify the defective product and evaluate the current process capacity at Ngudi Lestari as one of the biggest home-industry in Central Java. The method was use the Six Sigma Method through DMAIC tools. The data was used primary data from 28 times production during seven days through the observation process. The finding showed that there were nine potential critical to quality that affects sugar. The control chart showed that production in Ngudi Lestari still uncontrollable. It was indicated by the process that out of control limit was about 75%. The result of the sigma value was sufficient, which was 4.39. It had reached the average sigma level of industry in the United States. The defective products were caused by raw materials, labor, equipment, and production process. The raw material was one factor that had a significant effect on the quality of coconut sugar.
Highlights
Coconut sugar is a potential trade commodity in the world
Coconut sugar is becoming popular as an alternative to beetroot or cane sugar because it has a low glycemic index and high mineral content, which makes it attractive to many people compared to conventional sugar [4]
The defective product was a disorder of product that was inappropriate with the standard of quality
Summary
Coconut sugar is a potential trade commodity in the world. Indonesia is one of the biggest exporters of coconut sugar besides Thailand and Philippines, so this product has considerable potential to develop in Indonesia [1,2]. Coconut sugar is mostly produced by Small Micro Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Production of coconut sugar in Indonesia in 2012 was 14,095 tons with an export value of USD 18,402 million and rising to 25,578 tons in 2018 with an export value of USD 52,521 million [1]. The biggest destination country to export coconut sugar is the United States, followed by China, Netherland, Germany, and Malaysia. The rising export volume and value become an opportunity for Indonesia to produce coconut sugar [5]
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