ELECTRONIC-BASED INFORMATION FLOW MODEL DESIGN AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE PRICE OF COFFEE BEANS IN TANAH KARO

Abstract

Most of Indonesia's coffee is grown on smallholder farms, making it one of its most important plantation products. As a result of the lack of established quality standards for determining coffee pricing, price volatility at the collector level does not guarantee the prosperity of coffee growers. This project aims to develop a computerized method for determining the cost of coffee beans in Karo Regency. First, observations of three coffee collectors were made. The lack of information communication between farmers and collectors and the absence of quality homogeneity in pricing calculation were noted as concerns by researchers. This resulted in a range of coffee prices. So, it is essential to enhance the information flow and pricing system. The information flow is improved by developing an SNI-based coffee quality assessment form and applying a case diagram to evaluate the pattern of contact between collectors and growers. A Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) analysis is performed to discover the optimal information flow inside the coffee supply chain. Using Mock-Up, the interface design of an electronic-based information flow model is developed to assist farmers and collectors in estimating coffee bean prices based on quality.