Quality Improvement of Vannamei Shrimp Production Process Using ISO 9001:2015

Abstract

Every manufacturer who joins the trade blocks must always produce high quality products to compete in free market. This article presents the research results on implementation of quality management system in order to produce high quality products of fishery sector in Indonesia. Vannamei shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is one of important high value of fish export commodities. Indonesia's vannamei shrimp production volume continues to increase but in reality it only supplies 12.1% of world's shrimp demand. This low supply has been linked to higher world competition in vannamei shrimp. In order to face the competition, it needs to improve the quality management system of production. Therefore, it needs a research to answer the competition problem. The study sample was chosen purposely from vannamei shrimp hatcher managers in East Java, Central Java, West Java, and Lampung and experts from universities. The implementation of study includes self assessment, readiness study, and implementation priority of ISO 9001:2015 clause. The research results show that some preparation elements of quality system are in compliance with international standards but there is still an important part of quality system not appropriate. Priority clauses in its application are Leadership, Enhancement, Performance Evaluation, Organizational Context, Operation, Planning, and Support.