The role of oil palm companies in Indonesia as a nation's competitive advantage
Author: N Tampubolon, M Pasaribu
Informations
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
PublisherIOP Publishing, Institute of Physics Publishing
Volume & IssueVol. 237,Issue 1
Pages012036
Publication Year2017
ISSN17578981
Source TypeGoogle Scholar
Citations
Scopus: 5
Google Scholar: 8
PubMed: 5
Abstract
Indonesia is the largest world Crude Palm Oil (CPO) producer with Malaysia in second place. This agricultural commodity has become a chief Indonesian foreign exchange earner behind fossil fuel exports. In 2016, the export value of this commodity reached USD 17.8 billion. Historically, Malaysia has been more advanced in the CPO delivery, which can be explained by the general companies' environment of management, technological advancement and engineering, human resource skills and superior external support, such as road infrastructure, regulations and research& development by the industry and government. It is clear from data that the Indonesian production is disadvantaged by a wide range of inefficiencies. They range from limited technology and production management skills to limitedcultivation advancement. Applications of technical improvements are desired to enhance the national competitive …
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