... in the transportation industry: how to reduce the logistics costs and the delivery time. This study demonstrates how a simulation-based tool can be used to reduce freight cost, cycle time, instill waste minimization and improve overall value addition. Simulation Thailand Case study Freight transportation...

... key antecedents of supply disruption risk and tests them within a novel industrial context of the beverage industry and a novel national context of Thailand. Supply chain uncertainty describes the situation where managers can list perturbation events that might happen in the supply chain...

...Kongkiti Phusavat; Narongsak Comepa; Agnieszka Sitko‐Lutek; Keng‐Boon Ooi Purpose The paper is based on a project with the Department of Industrial Work (DIW) in Thailand for promoting intellectual capital (IC), which aims to boost the country's long‐term industrial competitiveness. The purpose...

... factors was undertaken based on an analysis of data (using PASW17), obtained from a random sample of 307 ERP project managers working in Thailand. Findings The findings suggest that: framing of variability for categorised risk factors in ERP projects is not necessarily culturally bound; both “internal...

... group consensus on the classifications. Finally, a Thailand science park incubator was taken as a case to illustrate the applicability of the findings. Findings The strategic resources and their categories which can be considered as TBIs' enabling factors were found through the RBV theory...

...Kongkiti Phusavat; Narongsak Comepa; Agnieszka Sitko‐Lutek; Keng‐Boon Ooi Purpose The aim of this paper is to raise an awareness of intangible assets among large manufacturing firms in Thailand. As a result, the research is to examine empirically the effects of intellectual capital (IC), and its...

...) and Cheng et al. (2008) , that gather the available financial data. Thailand Intangible assets Balanced scorecard Business performance Management strategy Traditionally, profit and loss figures in the balance sheet and annual financial reports are used as the main financial...

... Hong Kong and 32 firms from Thailand. Included in this methodology are a pre‐test of a survey and follow‐up discussions with participating executives. Findings An effective business value chain essentially depends on good operational systems and management, and information and communication...

... cross‐country research to the interfirm IT capabilities and relationship‐level. Design/methodology/approach A two‐country comparative study is conducted: the USA, a developed country; and Thailand, a developing country. The measurement constructs for the interfirm IT capabilities and performance...

...Kris M.Y. Law; Petri Helo; Rapee Kanchana; Kongkiti Phusavat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain better understandings on the interrelationships among manufacturers, customers and suppliers within the supply chains of electrical and electronics firms in Thailand. This industry...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Productivity rate Measurement Thailand Manufacturing industries Nowadays, global competition has influenced a management process within companies, especially performance measurement (Czarnecki, 1998). Regardless of the stage...

... in an organization. Kongkiti Phusavat can be contacted at: fengkkp@ku.ac.th © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Performance measures Learning Thailand Public sector organizations Private sector organizations organizational structure; and leadership and management styles...

... applications. Competitive strategy Value chain Strategic manufacturing Supplier relations Productivity rate Thailand The study stems from a necessity to strengthen productivity measurement among manufacturers belonging to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The FTIs policy focuses...

...Chaichan Chareonsuk; Chuvej Chansa‐ngavej Purpose This paper aims to propose a framework for intangible asset management in business and industrial organizations. The proposed framework is applied to a case example company in the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Design/methodology/approach...

...Kongkiti Phusavat; Rapee Kanchana Purpose This paper aims to examine and describe competitive priorities for service providers in Thailand. This research responds to the need expressed by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) for understanding these priorities. This study is part of a planning...

... the survey responses. In addition, the comparison of competitive priorities among Thailand, China, and Taiwan is made. The follow‐up interviews and discussion are also conducted. Findings There are six criteria selected to reflect competitive priorities: quality, customer‐focus, delivery, flexibility...

..., Thailand and Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was employed. The survey data was drawn from 95 Thai and 44 Vietnamese middle or senior managers in manufacturing firms. Findings Three major findings were noted in this study. First, there were no significant differences...

... stock, assembler and customizer. This paper focuses on one industrial sector within the off‐the‐shelf class – the food industry in Thailand – to study responsiveness in depth. A survey was conducted investigating critical areas for performance measurement with respect to responsiveness. A more precise...