ABSTRACT: Tempeh is a typical Indonesian food whose basic ingredient is soybeans. Tempeh has many
health benefits because it is high in nutrition. Currently, in Indonesia there are around 81 thousand tempe
making businesses which produce 2.4 million tons of tempeh per year. The tempe industry produces around Rp.
37 trillion in added value, but many tempeh entrepreneurs still have difficulty calculating production, such as
the Pansiro village tempeh factory. The research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the optimal profit
value from tempe production. This research was conducted in Panciro Village, South Sulawesi Province,
Indonesia. The method used is linear programming with the POM-QM software application as a comparison for
manual calculations. Based on the calculation results, it can be concluded that the optimal profit if the factory
produces tempeh is IDR. 675,000 with large tempeh 50 pies and small tempeh 25 pies.
Keywords: Simplex Method, Optimazation, Production.