The Ministry of Industry spurred the milk processing industry to conduct pilot training in the application of digital transformation at the milk receiving point and linked it with its cooperatives. Currently, transactions that occur between farmers and the milk processing industry (IPS) at the milk receiving point (TPS) and/or cooperatives are generally carried out manually or conventionally. "So, it takes a lot of time and requires long queues which can have an impact on the quality of the milk deposited by the farmers, especially for TPS that are not yet equipped with adequate cooling units," said Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita in a statement in Jakarta, Tuesday. . This, continued the Minister of Industry, can cause the purchase price of milk to be not optimal or even the quality of the milk supplied does not meet the standards set by the milk processing industry.
Several IPS conducted pilot development in the application of digital transformation at TPS-TPS and linked them to their cooperatives, including the SAE Pujon Malang Cooperative (guided by PT Nestle) and TPS-TPS under KPBS Pengalengan (guided by PT Frisian Flag Indonesia). "The TPS in the two dairy cooperatives have been equipped with digital scales and digital farmer data recording equipment, so that the milk deposit transaction process can run faster and more transparently," Agus explained. Through digitization in TPS and cooperatives, the Minister of Industry is optimistic that it will have a positive impact on both farmers and IPS.
For farmers, it is believed that they will get a higher price from increasing the quality of the milk supplied and increasing transparency which will increase the trust of farmers to cooperatives or the industry. On the other hand, IPS will get milk raw materials with better quality so that it will affect the dairy products produced. "From the digitization of cooperatives and TPS, it is possible to further study the provision of input (feed and treatment) vs. output (productivity and quality of milk) produced, so that in the future it is hoped that the type and composition of the optimal feed to produce SSDN with productivity will be known. and high quality," he added. Currently, of the 949 TPS units, there are 338 units that already have cooling units and 24 units that have digitized. "We will accelerate to be able to digitize dairy cooperatives and TPS nationally. Meanwhile, the TPS digitization program can only be carried out if the TPS has adequate cooling units," said Agus.
In order to measure the readiness of companies to implement industry 4.0, the Ministry of Industry has issued Regulation of the Minister of Industry Number 21 of 2020 concerning Measurement of the Level of Industry Readiness in Transforming Towards Industry 4.0. Based on the results of an assessment of 706 companies from 11 industrial sub-sectors (food and beverage industry, textile, chemical, automotive, electronics, etc.) conducted by PT Sucofindo and PT Surveyor Indonesia using INDI 4.0 (Indonesia Industry 4.0 Readiness Index), it is known that the average INDI 4.0 is 1.9 or is at the "medium" level of readiness. This means that most companies are aware of industry 4.0 and want to immediately implement it to make their companies more effective, efficient and more competitive.
