| dc.description.abstract | In this research area, the appropriate type of Rice Milling Unit (RMU) as a post harvest handling machine and
direction of RMU development program were still problem faced by government especially for agroindustrial
development program. The purpose of this research was to develop appropriate strategy in RMU selection process
for the research area based on economic, social, technology, machinery design and potential of research
area. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to provide strategy in RMU selection process.
Some criteria used in this research were several aspects such as economics (purchasing price, operational
cost, and milling fee), social (number of worker and operator availability), technology (quality of milling and
ease technology and access), material design (size, milling capacity, and ergonomic), and also natural potential
(harvesting area, plantation pattern). All aspect above were implemented in questionnaire as a tool in survey
method. Questionnaire was addressed to 25 experts from groups such as agricultural department, logistic unit,
university, rice-milling operator and farmers. Pair wise comparison matrix was implemented in data analysis of
this research. Result showed that strong recommended for this research area was large scale rice milling unit.
The complete hierarchy and priority are explained detail in this paper. | en_US |
