EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY AND STRATEGIES TO INCREASE JABON WOOD PRODUCTION IN WEST JAVA AS RAW MATERIAL FOR WOOD COMPOSITE USING SWOT-AHP METHOD

• Main Author: Fawwaz Abdullah, Ahmad
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/86526
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The shift in wood sources from natural forests to community forests opens up opportunities for West Java Province to contribute to community forest wood production. One type of wood that can be planted in community forests is jabon wood (Neolamarckia cadamba). According to several studies, Jabon wood can be used as raw material for composite wood. In this research, the use of Jabon wood as raw material for composite wood will be evaluated and compared with sengon wood (Falcataria moluccana) as wood which is currently used as raw material for composite wood in general. Evaluation of the use of Jabon wood is carried out based on three criteria, namely the availability of wood resources, the characteristics of wood panels, and the price of wood. The results of data tracking show that wood production data shows that the availability of Jabon wood is relatively low, so in this research the causes of low production of Jabon wood will be identified. Based on these causal factors, alternative strategies are then prepared to increase availability using SWOT analysis. In determining the priority of alternative strategic options, analysis is carried out using the method Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) which is reviewed from the aspects of cost, HR readiness, and the level of ease of operational strategy. As for the characteristic criteria for wood panels, experimental tests were carried out to determine the mechanical properties (MOE, MOR, hardness) and physical properties (moisture content and density) of the following composite wood: Laminated veneer lumber (LVL), Laminated veneer board (LVB), then plywood made from jabon wood. Meanwhile, the assessment of price criteria is carried out using a comparative-descriptive analysis that compares the price of Jabon wood with the price of sengon wood and the price requested by wood processing companies. From the results of this research, it was found that the characteristics of Jabon wood were better than sengon wood in terms of LVL, LVB, and plywood. From the sales price criteria, Jabon wood is more expensive than sengon wood to produce one cubic meter output wooden panels. In terms of availability criteria, the causes of low production of Jabon wood are the lack of guaranteed buyers, the bad image of Jabon wood due to cases of investment fraud with Jabon as the object, and public ignorance regarding the use of Jabon wood as a raw material for composite wood.. Based on the AHP model that has been prepared, the strategy to include jabon wood as wood programmed by the government to be planted in community forest areas is an alternative that has the highest priority.