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In welcoming the ASEAN Economic Community (MEA), we will enter a new phase with our neighboring countries, especially Asean members. One of the main pillars of the MEA is the free flow of goods, ie in 2015 the trade of goods in the Asean region is carried out freely without any obstacles, whether tariff or non-tariff. MEA applies the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme previously applied at the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA), ie a gradual decrease in tariffs for certain types of goods carried out within the agreed timeframe. This study aims to find the problems that often inhibit the development of SMEs in Deli Serdang District in competitive advantage, especially in the face of MEA, for it needed a strategy in creating competitive advantage in the era of MEA. There are many strategies for creating competitive advantage and one of Porter's generic strategies. This strategy provides success in the company so that researchers want to adopt generic strategy Porter for UMKM especially in Deli Serdang Regency. This research is planned for 3 years, and based on 1st year research result, it is very necessary for cooperation and role of Government and related institution in increasing competitive advantage and readiness of UMKM perpetrator in facing Asean Economic Community (MEA), while strategy used to face MEA Are: a) five forces porter b) innovation and technological capabilities of UMKM actors and government attention, next 2) compilation of generic Porter strategy development model, development of Generic Porter Strategy model and Generic Porter Strategy Model Design and report Research, Year 3) stage of socialization and implementation and book making.

Tourism is one of the driving forces of the economy. Tourism involves the flow of goods, services, and the biggest people in the world, and proves the existence of globalization. The increase of Muslim population is causing in increase the proportional of Muslim tourists. This situation changed the concept of tourism, becoming Islamic or halal tourism, which provided many facilities for Muslim tourists.This study intends to conduct a SWOT analysis of halal destinations in North Sumatra, considering that many destinations in North Sumatra are in areas with a majority non-Muslim population. This certainly gives a feeling of discomfort for Muslim travelers. The strength-opportunity strategy is develop halal management system for all activities in tourist destinations by providing halal food and beverages, halal accommodation, halal guaranteed facilities, ensuring safety. The weakness-opportunity strategy is provide halal guarantees for all infrastructure facilities in tourist destinations with certification and government involvement. Strength-threat strategy include making a halal management system policy, educating local people to be involved, conducting intensive promotions. The Weakness and threat strategy includes providing infrastructure facilities that show halal tourism and providing easy access to tourist destinations. Keywords: halal destination, SWOT analysis

Managing compensation is an interesting and sensitive issue in organizations, including public organizations.This study examines the effect of each aspect of compensation on satisfaction among public officers. Based on the equity theory and the expectancy theory, this research focuses on the central concept observed about compensation, with a total of 122 public officials who work in two government agencies in Medan, North Sumatra, participating as respondents. The results showed that among the four aspects of compensation observed and tested in this study, the findings show that only the incentive aspect had an essential effect on employee satisfaction with compensation. The three other aspects of compensation were found to have no significant effect on employee satisfaction with compensation. The practical implication for public officers who work in the public sector, the organizational incentive pattern is very attractive to them. This study also argues that these same challenges can also serve as drivers shaping the future of public compensation as a theory and practice. While conclusion also offers a new perspective in favor of the argument advanced here.