Elkana Timotius
@ukrida.ac.id
Department of Industrial Engineering
Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana
My professional experience supports my academic profession in the field of business, entrepreneurship, and innovation management.
As the assistant professor at Department of Industrial Engineerting, I am passionate for doing qualitative researches which related to business development by applying the practical-based theory.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering (Institut Teknologi Nasional, Bandung, Indonesia)
Master of Management in Finance Management (IMNI Business School, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering (Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia)
Doctor of Management Science in Human Resource Management (Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship, Retail Business, Organizational Development, Strategic Marketing, Feasibility Study, Technology and Innovation Management.
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Elkana Timotius, Oki Sunardi, Iwan Aang Soenandi, Meriastuti Ginting, Burhan Sabini, and Yusak Sutikno
Emerald
PurposeThe quality of service provided by a courier service plays an essential role in the success of online shopping. Meanwhile, buyers and sellers tend to choose a vendor that meets their expectations. This study aims to show how buyers and sellers value the decision to select a courier service based on online shopping experiences.Design/methodology/approachA focus group discussion involving eight participants was used to gather consumer preferences and seller perspectives. Kansei Engineering principles were applied to organize these variables into a priority-scaled survey question. Furthermore, 200 respondents were simple-randomly selected and categorized based on age, gender, transaction frequency, average monthly transaction value and their role in online transactions.FindingsThis study found that buyers and sellers do not consider the delivery costs when the courier service guarantees the service quality. In contrast, the service quality offered is determined by problem-solving responsiveness, delivery accuracy and tracking systems. They also consider the short delivery time, wide delivery coverage area, couriers' attitude and scattered pick-up/drop point services. However, the order of priority is different for specific demographics.Practical implicationsIn the rapid development of the online shopping trend, courier services are urgent to reconstruct their business model and maintain the quality of service. The proper understanding of online consumer preferences and seller perspectives will form the basis of appropriate strategies.Originality/valueThe role of a courier service is significant in the supply chain of online shopping transactions that connect buyers and sellers. The differences in consumer preferences and seller perspectives are attributed to the diverse objectives, even though they are still related to the service quality of the courier service.
Elkana Timotius
Inderscience Publishers
Elkana Timotius
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
The rapidly changing business climate and competition that has been getting stricter demand companies to have a proper strategy to grow and sustain their business. The objective of this quantitative study is to analyze the benefits of innovation in business strategy to create a competitive advantage for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). Inferential statistical analysis was performed on three mediating variables: people innovation, process innovation, and product innovation, in their involvement in business strategies as an independent variable, against competitive advantage as a dependent variable. Twenty-nine MSMEs in Indonesia were used as a sample of this study to examine four hypotheses. Thirty indicators of five variables were transformed into 50 questions in a Likert-scale questionnaire distributed to selected respondents using purposive sampling. The results of the T-test show that business strategy has a significant effect on competitive advantage, which means that business strategy without innovations creates only 20.2% of its competitive advantage. On the other hand, Sobel test results demonstrate that innovations significantly mediate the influence of business strategies on companies’ competitive advantages. Finally, product innovation potentially increases the competitive advantages by 53.1%, followed by process innovation and people innovation by 47.2% and 44.5%. AcknowledgmentThe author would like to express special gratitude to the Department of Industrial Engineering at Universitas Kristen Krida Wacana, who supported this investigation, as well as all participating MSMEs. This study received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Elkana Timotius, Oki Sunardi, Iwan Aang Soenandi, Meriastuti Ginting, and Burhan Sabini
Emerald
PurposeThis study investigated factors in the retail supply chains that were disrupted by the flow of the product distribution process from suppliers to retail stores and finally to consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study involved 12 key informants from two manufacturing industries and three retail industries in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the analysis of empirical conditions employed qualitative content analysis to discover facts of the inbound and outbound supplies in retail supply chains.FindingsThis study revealed high demands for certain products and a shift in consumer purchase trends during the pandemic screwed merchandising planning in retail stores. These conditions have brought continuous impacts on the production processes of manufacturing industries that also faced constrained raw material supplies. Container shortage in the global supply chain has increasingly aggravated the crisis of retail supply chains. 10;Practical implicationsRetailers and all related parties are ready to anticipate the changing of the supply chain by preparing strategies to overcome the crisis.Originality/valueA contribution is made to the global retail supply chain in times of crisis and can serve as a framework for further research in each region.
Elkana Timotius and Gilbert Sterling Octavius
Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
Arman Jayady, Tonny Hidayat, Erni Qomariyah, BB Suriyani, Muh. Najib Husain, Aspizain Caniago, Ana Rusmardiana, Delyana R Pulungan, Hamzah Eteruddin, Elkana Timotius,et al.
IOP Publishing
An assistant is a person who is assigned to help with the distribution of paperwork in the office. It requires males and females on staff. The assistant is in charge of assisting the smooth functioning of these activities of the office. It is not easy to find a good assistant. For this election, I could use a set of tools that can assist me in determining whether the recommendations given should be good. The Multi-Criteria Decision-Making method can be used to provide recommendations for the selection. In this method, one of the methods is Multi-factor Evaluation Process (MFEP). Each item will be rated on a set of criteria, and the ratings will be compared for the highest rating possible. Afterward, the result will be ranked the highest. Our findings will appear after we have first considered the highest score due to the order in which the scores are generated. If vou apply the mobile network application method to the service, vou can make a smooth and fast network reception.
Supriyono, Kiki Farida Ferine, Diana Puspitasari, Rulinawaty, and Elkana Timotius
IOP Publishing
The aim of this research is to take advantage of data mining techniques using the Apriori sales data algorithm for agricultural equipment. This is due to the fact that the high potential agricultural sector in Indonesia has obstacles to the use of technology. Research was conducted in the district of Simalungun in a shop selling agricultural needs. Sales activities in the store continue and generate more and more data. In order to be of use to the resulting data, it is necessary to process these data with a certain algorithm that provides great benefits, in particular by maximizing the sales profits of agricultural products. Apriori Algorithm is one of the methods of data mining, the activities of which include data collection and the use of old data with the aim of finding regularities, patterns or relationships in data collection. The output of the algorithm can help future decision-makers, where one of the advantages is the rearrangement of the product layout, such as the most frequently sold products being assembled so that they are easily visible to consumers and can properly prepare stock items for the store.