LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF THAI SOCIETY

Abstract

Research study on logistics management for business development in Thai society used a qualitative research design. The objectives of this study are: 1) to study the situation and conditions of logistics management problems in the business of Thai society, 2) to create logistics management model for the development of business organizations in Thai society, and 3) to present logistics management models for sustainable social development. Action Research is an experimental study process with a group of business entrepreneurs based on a research conceptual framework in order to obtain the results of the study that leads to a series of knowledge to enhance the logistics management of small businesses. A total of 10 persons and experts or qualified persons. Seven of them provided important information on logistics management studies and led them to develop courses for training in 10 persons experimental groups. The content analysis technique was employed for data analysis.

Findings of this study were concluded as follows:

1) Current logistics management situation and conditions  depended on the form of activity or work performed in order to achieve the connection of tasks and information for administrative use, which has the nature of mobility, forward, plan, store, collect and distribute, and implement. The problems encountered in logistics management were compounded by concerned people, raw materials, money, methods, communications, and solutions to problems can be delivered on time or at reduced costs.

2) For creating a management model to improve the logistics management of businesses in Thai society, it was analyzed from the data of interviews with entrepreneurs and experts or luminaries. It was summarized that four development stages: collection, storage, distribution, and implementation, of which there are 7 stages: Summary of logistics management information, concept to development, prototyping, development to model, innovation implementation, summary.

3) To develop and model logistics equations for business sustainability and for social development, it was regarded  as the LEK MODEL,  which is business model that logistics management should have formula: cost collection per time, store costs per time, distribute costs per time, and apply costs per time divided by the cost per day, divided by the working time per day. External factors, risks, threats, organizational constraints, and principles relating to sustainable development are studied in religious practices from the  LEK MODEL can be described as follows:

1  Logistic management. Logistics management that applies formulas to an activity or task, with data being calculated and collected. Collecting, storing, distributing, and applying at a time divided by cost per day, or divided by working time per day.

2  External factors. External factors, risks, threats, limitations or obstacles of the organization, including man, money, material, employee (man) materials, raw materials, methods, communication, analysis are important factors that drive organizations to create added value from existing ones without investing in additional resources.

1. Knowledge of dharmic principle. Principles regarding the development and sustainability of working according to religious principles using the 7 principles. The executive should regularly organize meetings and consultations in various businesses, which is why the administration is encouraged to be productive and effective.