RABIT: Jurnal Teknologi dan Sistem Informasi Univrab
Vol 11 No 2 (2026): Juli

IMPLEMENTASI SEGMENTASI PELANGGAN MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA K-MEANS DENGAN MODEL RFM (STUDI KASUS PANDHAWA SEJAHTERA DROPSHIP)

Yutia Nia Nesicha (Universitas Muria Kudus)
Wiwit Agus Triyanto (Universitas Muria Kudus)
Pratomo Setiaji (Universitas Muria Kudus)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jul 2026

Abstract

Pandhawa Sejahtera Dropship is a business in the dropship service sector. This business faces challenges in developing targeted marketing strategies due to the absence of transaction data-based customer segmentation. This study aims to implement customer segmentation using the Recency, Frequency, Monetary (RFM) method and compare the K-Means and Fuzzy C-Means algorithms in grouping customers based on transaction data. The transaction data used amounted to 2,376 records over a one-year period. The methods applied include data preprocessing, RFM value calculation, Min-Max normalization, determination of the optimal number of clusters using the Elbow Method and Silhouette Score, and cluster quality evaluation using the Davies-Bouldin Index (DBI). The results showed that the optimal number of clusters is 3 (k=3) with a Silhouette Score of 0.6242. The three clusters formed are: Cluster 0 (Champions) with 362 customers (25%) characterized by low recency (45.2 days), high frequency (3.8 times), and high monetary (Rp 1,256,780); Cluster 1 (Regular) with 724 customers (50%) characterized by moderate recency (215.3 days), low frequency (1.2 times), and moderate monetary (Rp 345,670); and Cluster 2 (At Risk) with 362 customers (25%) characterized by high recency (345.6 days), very low frequency (1.0 times), and low monetary (Rp 124,890). Based on the method comparison, the K-Means algorithm produced a DBI value of 0.77 and a Silhouette Score of 0.54, better than Fuzzy C-Means with a DBI value of 1.05 and a Silhouette Score of 0.39. Thus, the K-Means algorithm is declared as the best method for customer segmentation on Pandhawa Sejahtera Dropship transaction data. These segmentation results can serve as a basis for developing more targeted and efficient marketing strategies.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

rabit

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Subject

Computer Science & IT Engineering

Description

This journal is called RABIT, where the name comes from two words namely, RAB which means Abdurrab University and IT which means information technology, it can be interpreted as a journal of this journal Journal of Informatics Engineering Study Program Pekanbaru Abdurrab University. This RABIT ...