The Orientation of Equipment Technology in Improving Production Performance in Batik SMEs

Abstract

Written batik is a work of art that is recognized worldwide as an original Indonesian cultural heritage. The production process of written batik is carried out traditionally and from generation to generation in Solo and Yogyakarta as the oldest batik development areas in Indonesia. Making written batik is a challenge for batik makers. The manufacturing process is long, while productivity tends to below. The extent to which the use of batik production equipment technology is used to produce written batik products is a concern in this study. To analyse each of the effects of the technology orientation of the drawing table, canting, canting cap, padder, and kenceng on the written batik production process and the effect of equipment technology orientation simultaneously on the production performance of written batik Small Medium Entrepreneur (SMEs) in Central Java. The method used is the multiple linear regression statistical test with SPSS. Applied to test the effect of using each tool on written batik SMEs respondents in Solo and Yogyakarta. The results showed that the production performance of batik SMEs in Central Java was influenced by the technology orientation of the tools used simultaneously. The technology orientation of each tool, namely the drawing table, canting cap, and padder, affects the performance of written batik production. Meanwhile, the orientation of the canting and kenceng technology has no significant effect on the performance of written batik production.