Business Transaction Processing Research Articles

Using blockchain technology for monitoring business processes in ERP systems

Database protection is one of the most difficult tasks facing the departments responsible for ensuring information security. On the one hand, to work with the database, it is necessary to provide access to data to all employees who, on duty, must collect, process, store and transfer confidential data. On the other hand, the expansion of databases does not always have a centralized architecture, and therefore the actions of violators are becoming more sophisticated. Thus, there is no clear and precise methodology for a comprehensive solution to the problem of protecting databases that could be applied in all cases; in each specific situation, an individual approach has to be found. Blockchain technology can solve some of these problems. The purpose of the study was to show the possibilities of blockchain technology for tracking possible external and internal attacks on Control Systems and their databases. It is proposed to combine and blockchain-based hashing methods in alphanumeric format and explore its application in tracking and monitoring the sequence of business process transactions in ERP systems. A cyber attack on transaction data in ERP systems will immediately affect the root of the Merkle tree, which can serve as a signal that the system has been hacked. We show that blockchain, considered one of the most disruptive technologies in various industries, certainly has the potential to apply and ensure the security of enterprise management systems in the ERP format.

Implementation of Image Distortion to Design Mockups in Web-Based Mug Sales Application

Varisty Mug Souvenir is a small business entity that provides services to make custom souvenir mugs according to customer requests. Souvenir mugs are the main product produced by Varisty Mug Souvenir. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Varisty Mug Souvenir's main shop was forced to close, this resulted in disruption of transactions between customers and owners and Varisty Mug Souvenir's sales decreased. aims to increase its sales and simplify the business transaction process by designing a web-based mug sales application with the feature of creating mug design mockups. The mug design mockup creation feature on the application will help customers visualize and make design decisions when placing an order. The development of a web-based mug sales web application will use the Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) programming language and use the Laravel framework and MySQL database. The creation of the mug design mockup feature uses ImageMagick technology for the feature of generating mug design mockups that apply image distortion. The use of ImageMagick is done by running the command script on the command-line. In the application, customers can place an order for a custom mug by previewing the mug mockup of the desired design. In addition, the admin part of the application allows the admin to process and store data.
 
 Keywords: Product mockup, Image Distortion, ImageMagick, Sales application, Souvenir mug

Analisis Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Lazatto Unsika 2 Dalam Mempromosikan Produk Kepada Konsumen


 \\\\This study aims to analyze the marketing communication strategy used by Lazatto Unsika 2, in promoting its products to consumers. The development process of globalization was initially marked by advances in information and communication technology, which gradually increased rapidly until finally humans were increasingly spoiled by all existing technology. Likewise in the culinary business world, the promotion and transaction process is easier and more practical to do with digital technology. This has led to an increase in consumer interest in culinary products, and has made the culinary industry one of the most profitable industries and has led to more and more entrepreneurs in this field. The results showed that the marketing communication strategy carried out by Lazatto Unsika 2 in promoting products to its customers in Karawang was very well done. The messages and information conveyed by Lazatto Unsika 2 in increasing customer interest in Karawang are carried out with various interesting and unique promos. The promotion process was also quite successful in attracting a lot of customer interest.
 Keywords: Strategy; Marketing Communication; Promotion

Analisis Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Lazatto Unsika 2 Dalam Mempromosikan Produk Kepada Konsumen


 \\\\This study aims to analyze the marketing communication strategy used by Lazatto Unsika 2, in promoting its products to consumers. The development process of globalization was initially marked by advances in information and communication technology, which gradually increased rapidly until finally humans were increasingly spoiled by all existing technology. Likewise in the culinary business world, the promotion and transaction process is easier and more practical to do with digital technology. This has led to an increase in consumer interest in culinary products, and has made the culinary industry one of the most profitable industries and has led to more and more entrepreneurs in this field. The results showed that the marketing communication strategy carried out by Lazatto Unsika 2 in promoting products to its customers in Karawang was very well done. The messages and information conveyed by Lazatto Unsika 2 in increasing customer interest in Karawang are carried out with various interesting and unique promos. The promotion process was also quite successful in attracting a lot of customer interest.
 Keywords: Strategy; Marketing Communication; Promotion

How Indonesian Women Micro and Small Entrepreneurs Can Survive in Covid-19 Pandemic?

This article aims to analyze the conditions and success tips of micro and small women entrepreneurs during the covid-19 pandemic. This article is the output of community service lecturers at Mercu Buana University. The method used is socialization for micro and small women entrepreneurs assisted by the North Meruya Village, West Jakarta, Indonesia. Moreover, the article method uses descriptive data supported by primary data collected from eight micro and small women entrepreneurs who participated in the socialization. The result of this socialization activity is that it is known that the sales turnover of micro and small entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic has decreased significantly. However, there are tips for micro, and small women entrepreneurs who can survive and increase their sales turnover through e-commerce in promoting, marketing, and selling their products and services. This study implies that micro and small women entrepreneurs need to innovate in running their businesses and maintain their sales turnover by switching to the business transaction process supported by digital applications.

USING ERP SYSTEM TO TEACH ACCOUNTING COURSES

This paper discusses the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems as a teaching tool in Accounting Courses. Students can understand better the accounting cycle and business transaction processing by doing exercises and projects using the ERP system because it clearly shows the complete transaction cycle from the beginning to the end in a systematic and integrated way. Specifically, practical suggestions and usages in the class setting are illustrated based on the SAP system. This hands-on and active learning approach greatly enhances the learning of Accounting Courses such as financial and managerial accounting courses, finance courses, and information systems courses.

Optimization of extended business processes in digital supply chains using mathematical programming

We propose a mathematical programming approach to optimize the business process transactions in digital supply chains. Five scheduling models from the Process Systems Engineering (PSE) area are applied to schedule the processing of orders in a simplified Order-To-Cash (OTC) business process, which is modeled as a multistage network with parallel units (agents). Two case studies are presented to compare the performance of the scheduling models on various sizes of a flexible jobshop representation of the OTC process. The models are compared and scaled to select those that are more suitable to this application. The continuous-time general precedence model provides an accurate representation of the real system and performs well for small instances. The discrete-time State-Task Network (STN), however, proves most efficient in terms of tractability, despite the well-known limitations resulting from discretizing time. The tightness of the linear programming (LP) relaxations in the discrete-time STN framework, as well as the ability of commercial solvers to perform preprocessing and apply heuristics to the STN formulation, enables finding near optimal solutions quickly even for larger instances.

CHANGE BUSINESS MODEL OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS COLLEGE BUSINESS IN EAST JAVA BY BUILDING INTEGRATED ONLINE POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD


 
 
 This study conducted an analysis and evaluation of business services activities P erguruan T Heigh under the Ministry of Religious Affairs in J awa T imur to create a model of an integrated online system to maximize kan activities of the service business during a pandemic covid 19. Enterprises college business has expanded rapid and during the pandemic covid has made changes to the service online, after the application of social distance in an effort to deal with the spread of the disease corona virus (Covid-19). Initially, an increase in people's interest to shop online was to buy necessities of life very high with many transaction processes. The aim is to provide effective and efficient services to all business transactions conducted online during the pandemic covid19. The methodology used is a qualitative research method with case studies and using purposive samples . The analytical approach used is interpretive analysis. The results of the research show that implementing an integrated online system is able to serve many business transaction processing activities which are greatly improved. So it can be concluded several things as follows: With an integrated online system through planning and organizing business systems can illustrate the various classifications of implementation of business services online business activities in order to facilitate all forms of business transaction processes quickly, effectively and efficiently during Covid-19. System integration of online ie business opportunities using technology that can deliver greater value for the business of the college that the college of business can be developed and can be maintained as well as helping people to meet their needs and facilitate online transactions.
 
 

中国市场上供应商的影响战略对 供应商与买方之间关系的影响

This paper is designed to examine how the supplier’s influence strategies have an effect on the supplier-buyer relationship and the guanxi’s moderating role in the their business relationship. In principle, this research is founded on and seeks to validate diverse research constructs in Chinese channel environment, and those have been rigorously discussed by the researchers from the streams of transaction cost theory and relationship exchange theory. The research model in this study is made up of three causal logical nodes-independent variables, mediating variables, and a dependent variable. Importantly, this paper also pays attention to the role of one particular moderating variable, guanxi, which may play a crucial part in the relationship between the independent and mediating variables as well as in the relationship between the mediating variables and a dependent variable. The independent variables are the influence strategies exerted by suppliers and this paper divides six influence strategies into three different categories such as coercive, neutral and non-coercive strategies. Threats and legalistic pleas are categorized into coercive influence strategies, request and promises are classified into neutral influence strategies; further, recommendation and information exchanges are regarded as non-coercive strategies. The mediating variables in this study are opportunism and mutuality which are intrinsically rooted in the two different research streams; the one is originated from TCA(transaction cost analysis) theorists and the other is emerged from the relationship exchange scholars. The final node, the dependent variable, is a long-term orientation that almost all the suppliers and their buyers may pursue. The unit of analysis is a buying firm and respondents for this data collection are employees or owners who are actually involved in the business transaction process with their suppliers. 370 valid questionnaires were obtained and used to verify proposed research model and several hypotheses between the antecedents and mediating variables, and those with dependent variables. The structural equation model is employed to test the research model and a series of research hypotheses. We verify that supplier’s non-coercive influence strategies are beneficial to relationship between the supplier and the buyers. Coercive influence strategies are inefficient to the supplier-buyer relationship. Neutral influence strategies have ambivalent(positive and negative) consequences on the relationship. Further, we identify that guanxi has significant moderating effects on the supplier-buyer relationship. This paper discusses the research findings and proposes the future research directions.

Online Expedition Services System for Customer at XYZ Ltd.

XYZ Ltd. is an expedition company that uses container ships and container trucks as transportation modes. There are three business process transactions that are carried out by the company, i.e. customer registration, ordering expedition services, and payment expedition services. Currently, all business process transactions are carried out manually, so process automation is needed in order for the business processes to run more effectively and efficiently. For this purpose, an Online Expedition Services Customer Service Information System was proposed to be built. This system consists of three main processes, namely the customer registration process, the customer order process, and the payment process and report generation. XYZ Ltd. Customer Service Information System was built following the waterfall development model. The stages of system development consist of five stages, namely planning, requirements analysis, database, and interface design, implementation of program code writing and testing and system maintenance. In implementing and testing the system, whole system requirements have been checked; the three main business processes in the proposed online system were running precisely, effectively and efficiently.

A Case Study on Fintech Inovation for Supporting Small and Micro Enterprises Financing

The development of fintech provides a new method to solve the financing problems faced by small and micro enterprises. As the innovation pilot of China Development Bank, “KaiXin Financial” Platform, with the support of Jiangsu province government, has established the trinity cooperation mode of “fintech platform + microcredit companies + bank”, which has achieved remarkable performances in improving service efficiency and reducing cost of microfinance. Take “KaiXin Financial” as a typical case, analyzing the use of fintech in business model, transaction process, innovative products and risk control for serving small and micro enterprises. Furthermore, the application of big data, AI and other technologies in microfinance marketing, supply chain empowerment and intelligence risk management are discussed in depth. These successful practices are beneficial to other financial platforms implementing technological upgrade under the strict government regulation. Finally, based on this case, the paper puts forward suggestions on exploring more scenarios fintech applied, improving risk management system, expanding coverage of financial services in order to enhance high-quality development of small and micro enterprises and the real economy.

THE ROLE OF SAP BUSINESS OBJECT TO SUPPORT A BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PERFORMANCE

As the world of information and communication technology grows, it is becoming increasingly important for the role of technology as the primary information processor in every line of human life today. It can be concluded that the current role of technology has evolved into needs, not just corporate or academic interests. This creates the birth of a new economy marked by the high penetration of the use of IT (Information Technology) in the business transaction process, so the concept evolves into a smart business, thus improving business performance. So the concept of SAP Business Object to be applied this can help improve the company's performance to continue to innovate on an ongoing basis.

Dynamic Execution of a Business Process via Web Service Selection and Orchestration

Dynamic execution of a business process requires the selection and composition of multiple existing services regardless of their locations, platforms, execution speeds, etc. Thus web service selection appears as a challenging and elusive task especially when the service task has to be executed based on user requirements at the runtime. This paper presents our Semantic-Based Business Process Execution Engine (SBPEE) for the dynamic execution of business processes by the orchestration of various exposed web services. SBPEE is based on our designed Project Domain Ontology (PrjOnt) that captures user specifications and SWRL rules which classify the user specification into a specific category according to the business logic and requirements of an enterprise. Based on this classification of the user project and requirements, our semantic engine selects web services from the service repository for the dynamic execution of a business process. SBPEE matches functional requirements of a web service and required QoS attributes to identify the list of pertinent candidate services to fulfil the complex business process transactions. Finally, we present our case study on Create Order business process that aims at creating an order for the customer by following various web services for its task completion.

Perbandingan Penggunaan Database OLTP dan Data Warehouse

As a permanent storage for business process transaction, database is a crucial and the needed for the system. Using database often does not match with the ability and functionality and even is it possible as theory said about using transaction database and beyond the advantages and disadvantages, separating using between transactional database and database for decision making will mine the ability and the powerful database as much as possible. Beside that daily transaction will increase the database capacity month by month and year by year and will decrease the performance, especially for customer daily services. Separating between database transaction and database for decision making will decrease connection to daily database transaction and increase daily database transaction as which is run by application and will implicate the increasing customer satisfaction. Moreover making the strategic reports for decision making never ever become a nightmare and unimportant thing. Differentiation efficiency for saving the amount of data byte and effectiveness the query speed in sql statement in order to make the decision making reports will be used as an approach for justification.

The impact of columnar in-memory databases on enterprise systems

Five years ago I proposed a common database approach for transaction processing and analytical systems using a columnar in-memory database, disputing the common belief that column stores are not suitable for transactional workloads. Today, the concept has been widely adopted in academia and industry and it is proven that it is feasible to run analytical queries on large data sets directly on a redundancy-free schema, eliminating the need to maintain pre-built aggregate tables during data entry transactions. The resulting reduction in transaction complexity leads to a dramatic simplification of data models and applications, redefining the way we build enterprise systems. First analyses of productive applications adopting this concept confirm that system architectures enabled by in-memory column stores are conceptually superior for business transaction processing compared to row-based approaches. Additionally, our analyses show a shift of enterprise workloads to even more read-oriented processing due to the elimination of updates of transaction-maintained aggregates.

Identifying Organizational Inefficiencies with Pictorial Process Analysis (PPA)

Pictorial Process Analysis (PPA) was created by the author in 2004. PPA is a unique methodology which offers ten layers of additional analysis when compared to standard process mapping techniques. The goal of PPA is to identify and eliminate waste, inefficiencies and risk in manufacturing or transactional business processes at 5 levels in an organization. The highest level being assessed is the process management, followed by the process work environment, detailed work habits, process performance metrics and general attitudes towards the process. This detailed process assessment and analysis is carried out during process improvement brainstorming efforts and Kaizen events. PPA creates a detailed visual efficiency rating for each step of the process under review. A selection of 54 pictorial Inefficiency Icons (cards) are available for use to highlight major inefficiencies and risks that are present in the business process under review. These inefficiency icons were identified during the author's independent research on the topic of why things go wrong in business. This paper will highlight how PPA was developed and show the steps required to conduct Pictorial Process Analysis on a sample manufacturing process. The author has successfully used PPA to dramatically improve business processes in over 55 different industries since 2004.

The Difference of Jadeite-Jade Lavender under Three Light Sources

Compare the different appearance of jadeite-jade with three standard light sources, daylight D65,incandescent light A and fluorescent light F2(CWF),whose colors are purple to bluish violet with low chroma and low lightness in. The analysis of color index in the CIE 1976L* a* b uniform color space shows that the hue of lavender is influence by the light of standard light sources, followed by chroma, simultaneously value is seldom influenced obviously. And the color saturation of purple jade samples with CWF is usually higher, showing more vivid purple. However, D65 is benefit to the lightness of the purple jade, in which the average of color differences is known as the largest while the variance is the smallest. As D65 can be used to distinguish the purple color of jade samples most greatly, it is intended to be the best light source for appreciation of jadeite-jade. In consideration of the better quality of the purple color displayed with the CWF, it can be used during business transaction process.

E-products pricing problem under uncertainty: a geometric programming approach

Nowadays e-commerce plays an important role in many business activities, operations and transaction processing. The recent advances on e-businesses have created tremendous opportunities to increase profitability. In this paper, we present an optimal pricing and marketing planning where the primary objective function is to maximise the total profit. The proposed mathematical model is considered with different input parameters and coefficients in uncertain state, and we provide a suitable method that calculates a lower and upper bounds for the objective function of model. The application of proposed problem and solution method is demonstrated by a numerical example.

A Simulation Framework for P2P Queries Routing for E-Business

On-line business transaction processing systems have so far been based on centralized or client-server architectures. The growing interest in Peer-to-Peer centralized or decentralized systems has inspired numerous research activities, though in a schema-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) system, locating Peers (services) relevant to a given query is a basic problem for which different routing strategies of queries have been proposed. In this paper, the architecture, based on (Super-) Peers, is proposed, with a special focus on query routing. For an efficient query routing, (Super-) Peers having similar interests are grouped together and called Super-Super-Peers (SSP). Super-Peers submit queries that are often processed by members of this group. A SSP is a specific Super-Peer that contains knowledge about 1) its Super-Peers, and 2) the other SSP. Using data mining techniques knowledge is extracted by processing queries of Peers that transit on the network. The advantage of this distributed knowledge is that it avoids making semantic mapping between heterogeneous data sources owned by (Super-) Peers each time the system decides to route query to other (Super-) Peers.

A multi objective geometric programming approach for electronic product pricing problem

Nowadays electronic commerce plays an important role in many business activities, operations, and transaction processing. The recent advances on e-businesses have created tremendous opportunities to increase profitability. This paper presents a multi-objective marketing planning model which simultaneously determines efficient marketing expenditure, service cost and product's selling price in two competitive markets. To solve the proposed model, we discuss a multi-objective geometric programming (GP) approach based on compromise programming method. Since our proposed model is a signomial GP and global optimality is not guaranteed for the problem, we transform the model to posynomial form. Finally, the solution procedure is illustrated via a numerical example and a sensitivity analysis is presented.