Internal Theft Crime as an Internal Threat for National Economic Resilience in Small and Medium Manufacturing Industry Sectors

The discussion on the development and resilience of the economy, especially in the realm of the manufacturing industry has pretty much discussed external factors such as business competition, free-market conditions to marketing strategies. Unfortunately, the threat and efforts to strengthen internal managerial aspects are still rarely discussed, especially regarding the issue of preventing internal theft. Although there has not been much attention, several studies have shown data that internal theft contributes significantly to business failure. Unfortunately, crime prevention in the manufacturing industry is still hampered by its application related to personnel skills and costs. This study discusses the role of preventing internal theft against the stability of business continuity to shape national resilience in the economic field. By specifying for small and medium scale manufacturing industries, this study also analyzed the Material Handling System as an effort to prevent crime.