Furniture SMEs Research Articles

Analysis of the Influence of Green Supply Chain Management on Economic Performance

This study aims to analyze the influence of green supply chain management practices on economic performance, both directly and mediated by environmental and social performance, in furniture MSMEs in Yogyakarta. This research employs a quantitative descriptive approach, with the population being all furniture SMEs in Yogyakarta. The sampling technique used in this study is purposive sampling. The data used is primary data obtained through questionnaires and interviews. The analysis used in this study is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Partial Least Squares (PLS) version 4.0. The results of this study indicate that green supply chain management practices have a positive impact on environmental and social performance, but green supply chain management practices do not have a positive impact on economic performance, either directly or indirectly mediated by environmental and social performance. Meanwhile, environmental performance has a positive impact on economic performance, while social performance does not have a positive impact on the company's economic performance. Furniture SMEs in Yogyakarta should further enhance the implementation of green supply chain management practices and elaborate on them with the development of existing information technology, adapting them to the conditions of each company to be effective and efficient, thus positively impacting the company's performance.

The Influence of Labor Competence, and Innovation Behavior on the Motivation for Achievement and Performance of Wooden Furniture Smes Employees in Pasuruan City

Purpose: The phenomenon that occurs in the midst of wooden furniture SMEs in Pasuruan City shows that labor competence is still low, innovation behavior is less creative, motivation for low achievement and employee performance fluctuates. This study aims to determine the influence of labor competence and innovation behavior on the motivation for achievement and performance of employees of the Wooden Furniture Medium Keil Industry (IKM) in Pasuruan City.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: Research models with hypothesis development are derived based on literature. To provide empirical evidence, researchers conducted a survey, primary data were collected using a list of questionnaires, and saturated sampling of 50 employees.
 Findings: The results showed that the variable of Labor Competence had a positive effect on Achievement Motivation, while Innovation Behavior had a positive and significant effect on Achievement Motivation. However, the three variables of Manpower Competence, Innovation Behavior and Motivation for achievement have a direct effect on the Performance of Wooden Furniture IKM Employees in Pasuruan City.
 Practical Implications: The implications of this study are to test the perception of 50 employees of IKM Wooden Furniture in Pasuruan City. The analysis technique used is Partial Least Square (PLS).
 Originality/value: Papers.
 Type of paper: Research Paper.

Marketplace and Digital Marketing Furniture Sales Solutions in the Contemporary Age

Problems in the business world are very complex and difficult to predict. In the last 3 years, global scale problems have emerged, starting from the pandemic, the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the energy crisis in the western region. It is not imaginable that many companies have gone out of business, because they were unable to face the global economic storm. Not to mention the unstable domestic conditions, starting from high political temperature, the level of unfair business competition, and declining people's purchasing power are a number of problems that need to be addressed. Therefore, the presence of an online market, which is called a marketplace, is one solution to this condition. However, to be able to enter the online market, knowledge is needed, namely digital marketing. This service activity is carried out as one of the efforts of the campus community to be able to contribute to problems in society, namely by providing training on marketplaces and digital marketing. This activity was carried out at furniture SMEs in the Cirebon area with a total of 30 participants. The activity method is carried out by means of training in creating online stores in marketplaces and creating digital advertisements, both on social media and marketplaces. This activity was quite well received and the participants participated enthusiastically. The participants gained knowledge about marketing their furniture products throughout Indonesia by creating an online shop. Then the participants gained knowledge about making advertisements and advertising on social media, both paid and free. With this training, it is expected to increase sales and income, thereby increasing the welfare of the furniture business community in the Cirebon area.

The Model of the Sustainability of E-commerce Adoption: A Study on Carved Furniture SMEs in Indonesia

The extent of e-commerce use by SMEs in developing countries such as Indonesia is still relatively low. This study seeks to identify and test the sustainability factors of e-commerce use by SMEs in a developing country. This study uses TOE theory which was expanded by including 12 predictors of sustainability of e-commerce adoption into four sub-domains: technology, organization, environment, and psychology. The contribution of this study is to explain the relevance of predictors of e-commerce adoption differs across two-time phases: at the early adoption phase and the later phase. In particular, in the early adoption phase, competitive pressure is a variable that affects the sustainability of e-commerce adoption. While at the later phase, perceived trust and competitor pressure are predictors that affect the sustainability of e-commerce adoption. Another interesting finding from this study is that SMEs utilize online sales brokers to increase their production and sales. This is done by SMEs, because they are aware of the limited resources that SMEs have.

Challenges in the implementation of lean manufacturing in the wood and furniture industry

PurposeThis study analyses the challenges in implementing lean manufacturing (LM) in the wood and furniture industry. In order to facilitate the smooth implementation of LM practices in this industry, the challenges in terms of its deployment need to be analysed and observed.Design/methodology/approachRealizing this importance, this study proposes a model, using PLS-SEM, which focusses on dealing with the challenges faced in the implementation of lean in the wood and furniture industry. The model consists of ten challenges that were determined based on a survey involving 46 SMEs companies in Malaysia.FindingsThe findings revealed that the implementation of LM is significantly affected by three main issues, namely: knowledge, resources and culture and human attitude. Furthermore, the analyses also highlighted four dominant challenges which are related to culture and human attitude issues – lack of employee commitment, lack of senior management's interest and support, difficult to implement, and LM is viewed as “current trend”. Overall, the ability to deal with the challenges involving factors of knowledge and culture and human attitude determines the success of LM implementation, especially in companies that have limited resources.Practical implicationsThis study would help wood and furniture SMEs, government agencies, professional bodies and academics to better understand the challenges when implementing LM practices.Originality/valueOverall, this study aims at investigating the relationships between the three challenges to better promote LM in the scope under study. Therefore, several activities were proposed to overcome the abovementioned challenges and subsequently contribute to the current body of knowledge.

Mediating effect of relational capabilities in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and SMEs performance

Purpose: The aim of this research is to analyze empirical evidence of the effect of entrepreneurial orientations on SMEs' business performance. The previous study found that entrepreneurial orientation became an important key for an entrepreneur to enhance business performance. This study also examined the role of relational capabilities as an intervening variable to achieve business performance. Methodology: The sample in this study was the furniture SMEs in the region of central Java with a sample size of 208 SMEs. This study used purposive sampling methods. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to test results of the data analysis with the help of software AMOS/Amos Graph. Findings: The results of the study showed that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant positive effect on business performance. Entrepreneurial orientation has a significant positive effect on relational capabilities. Relational capabilities are mediated the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business performance significantly. Implications for theory and practice: The results of this study indicate the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance and relational capabilities and mediating role of relational capabilities. Therefore, SMEs ought to develop relational capabilities with SMEs networks through strengthening entrepreneurial orientation to achieve SMEs' performance. Originality and value: The main contribution of the study from the combination of entrepreneurial orientation and relational capabilities of SMEs to enhance business performance.

Strategi Diferensiasi sebagai Upaya Mewujudkan Keunggulan Bersaing pada UKM Furniture

Competitive advantage is an ability to create products that have more added value that can be used as strength to win the competition. The study was conducted on the furniture business of the City of Sukabumi, which wants to win the competition in an increasingly increasing number of competitors with similar businesses. The purpose of this study is to determine and understand the effect of differentiation strategies as an effort to realize competitive advantage in furniture SMEs. Starting with the desire to realize competitive advantage, the company needs to create a difference or privilege that is not owned by competitors to be used as strength in winning the competition. The method used to process this research data is quantitative with associative methods. With 50 respondents, namely furniture business owners or managers using IBM SPSS Version 23. The results of this research show that this research is categorized as having a very strong correlation with a value of 0.896. So that the conclusions in this research reveal the differentiation strategy has an influence in realizing competitive advantage by creating a difference both from product, service, personnel and image.

Prototype Development of Low-Cost Semi Automated Foam Shredder Equipment

The Furniture Industry of the Philippines is one of the most labor-intensive and artistic industries in the country which develops the hardworking, creative and enterprising qualities of Filipinos in manufacturing best-quality furniture. With this, the Philippines is dubbed as the “Milan of Asia.” In Pampanga alone, there are several furniture SMEs which manufactures for both local and international clients. Aside from the saw dusts as the by product, scrap foams are also a hurdle for the furniture manufacturers in Pampanga and Central Luzon. Due to the continuous demand of the furniture industries in Pampanga, the study incubated to develop a lowcost semi-automated foam shredder prototypes that will cater the need of furniture industries to crash foams within the customer specification to create a new set of raw materials. The system requirements for the prototypes followed the first utility model that was created. The target of the study is to reduce the production and operating cost of the foam shredder without compromising the capacity, quality and aesthetics of the prototype. The prototype must pass the requirements as follows: (a) safe and efficient, (b) easy to use; (c) reliable and maintainable; (d) yielding capacity of 40 kgs/hr. Ten (10) furniture companies are selected in order to conduct the validation testing of the prototypes developed.

ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERSEPSI PENGUSAHA UMKM TERHADAP LAPORAN KEUANGAN BERBASIS SAK EMKM

This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the perception of MSME entrepreneurs regarding the importance of SAK EMKM-based financial statements. These factors include the level of education, utilization of information technology, length of business, turnover and provision of information and socialization of SAK EMKM. The data used in this study was obtained from a questionnaire. The population in this study was furniture SMEs in Jepara Regency. Determination of the sample used quota sampling so that 75 furniture SMEs were selected in Jepara Regency. The data analysis tool used is multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the level of education, utilization of information technology and length of business did not affect the perception of MSME entrepreneurs regarding the importance of SAK EMKM-based financial statements. However, the turnover and the provision of information and socialization of SAK EMKM had a positive effect on the perception of MSME entrepreneurs regarding the importance of EMKM-based SAK financial statements in furniture SMEs in Jepara District.

Internationalization Process and Entry Strategy of Turkish Furniture SMEs: Bursa-Inegol Sample

This paper examines the internationalization process of Turkish furniture small to medium-sized enterprises located in the Bursa-Inegol zone in terms of some wellknown theories of internationalization. Besides, the survey analyzes different types of entry mode used by furniture small to medium-sized enterprises in the international markets. Using qualitative exploratory approach, the results suggest that although the concept of psychic distance has been a significant issue for six investigated small to medium-sized enterprises, none of them followed the original Uppsala model. However, the Revised Model of Uppsala has been followed by four furniture cases. Moreover, the study illuminates that two investigated SMEs followed Born Global pattern of internationalization and two other SMEs followed the Born-again Global model. Besides, the results suggest that Turkish furniture small to medium-sized enterprises highly use direct export and partly indirect export modes for operating in the foreign markets.

Pengaruh Innovation Terhadap Firm Performance Pada Umkm Meubeldi Kabupaten Bojonegoro

Innovation is needed by SMEs to survive and thrive in business also increase performance of the firm. Previous research referred to this study that the innovation has resulted in a positive effect on the performance of the firm. While this research discusses Effect Innovation Against Firm Performance In Furniture SMEs in Bojonegoro. The population in this study amounted to 306 the number of the sample that is used as much as 175 respondents. There are two hypotheses in this research, innovation with dimensions Product Innovation, Process Innovation, Market Innovation simultaneously significant effect on the Firm Performance as the first hypothesis, and Product innovation, has dominant influence significantly to the Firm Performance for the second hypothesis. The method used for the calculation and testing of linear regression analysis premises with SPSS tool 22. This study resulted in that the dimensions of Product Innovation, Process Innovation, Market Innovation simultaneously significant effect on Firm Performance and Product innovation, has dominant influence significantly to the Firm Performance so the both of hypothesis in this study is received. For further research that examines the SMEs, can use the object of another, larger study outside the furniture business, adding a secondary data without compromising the primary data to determine the performance of the company, also with other research models based on theories that support.

Does Knowledge Stickiness Affect a Firm’s Innovation Capability? Empirical Evidence From Indonesian Furniture SMEs

This study aims to examine the relationship between knowledge stickiness and a firm’s innovation capability in the context of developing countries, i.e., Indonesia. The main research question addressed by this study is: does knowledge stickiness affect a firm’s innovation capability? Using data from 100 small- and medium-sized furniture enterprises (SMEs), the study finds that product innovations are predominant over process and organizational ones. However, incremental innovations are often more preferred than radical ones. This study also finds that the firms absorb knowledge from various sources to undertake innovations. Buyers, Internet, and suppliers are the significant sources, for sensory, coded, and theoretical knowledge. Buyers are also the main source of a great extent of various knowledge domains related to product, process, and organizational innovations. In general, the furniture firms do not pay considerable attention to planning stages when introducing innovations, as indicated by the fact that not all innovations are preceded by initiatives, except for really new processes and organizational innovations whose impact on the firms’ revenue is less visible. Out of four dimensions of knowledge stickiness used in this study, three of them (i.e., knowledge interconnectedness, sensory knowledge, and coded knowledge) are proven to have significant impact on a firm’s innovation capability. We find, knowledge interconnectedness and coded knowledge have a positive impact, while sensory knowledge influences a firm’s innovation capability in a negative direction. All in all, this study provides empirical evidence that knowledge stickiness has a significant impact on a firm’s innovation capability (explains 36% of total variance).