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Thai Cooperative Structure
No full textThe objective of the study on the Thai cooperative structure was to proposeappropriate improvement in the Thai cooperative structure which would facilitatefurther development of the Thai cooperatives in general. This study was a qualitativeresearch as to compare between the Thai cooperative movement and the Koreancooperative movement as well as between the Thai cooperative movement and theJapanese cooperative movement. Strength and weakness of the cooperative movement was also analyzed by brainstorming from cooperative experts such asnational excellent cooperators, chairpersons of cooperative federations, boardmembers of the Cooperative League of Thailand and other related people at theCooperative Promotion Department. The group discussion was arranged 2 times.It was found that, in reliance of the cooperation network and supports of variouscooperative and non-cooperative organizations both in the government and privatesectors, the Cooperative League of Thailand could further their legitimate operations todevelop and strengthen the Thai cooperative movement as the leading organization ofthe Thai cooperative movement though there were many restrictions caused by theexisted laws. The study shows major problems which could be concluded namely:1) limited knowledge and understanding of personnel about the cooperative confinedprofessional work even there were many organizations playing the role to promotetraining and education in the cooperative movement. However, the responsibility ofthose training institutes to host trainings were still vague in levels, consequently somecourses were overlapping 2) cooperatives could not link for mutual cooperation andsupport. Their business network, both in the same type and across different types,was weak. The negotiation power was therefore inefficient. 3) There was noorganization directly taking the role in harmonizing the information technologydevelopment system of the cooperative movement and the database of cooperatives’personnel and products was also lacking as there was no linkable in informationtechnology system. 4) The Cooperative League of Thailand had no regional branch forlocal assisting, promoting and supporting cooperatives’ operations. In order to solveproblems of the cooperative movement and to encourage the cooperativedevelopment, four structures were accordingly recommended for the improvementin the cooperative movement namely, 1) the general structure of the cooperativemovement, 2) the structure of the Cooperative League of Thailand, 3) the structure ofthe Office of the Director of the Cooperative League of Thailand, and 4) the structuresof national cooperative federations. It was believed that the network cooperation forsustainable cooperative development would be accomplished if those four mentionedstructures would be strictly followed to implement
Tourism Communication through Thai Cultural Universals
No full textThis article reviews the result of a study of Thai cultural universals as tourism products and tourism communication. The process of this study began with collecting cultural universals under George Murdock's framework of knowledge (1945). Eleven Thai tourism cultural product universals were selected by seven experts from different areas of work and used in communication with tourists to understand the perceptions and attitudes that prompted their decision to travel to Thailand. The results show that 625 tourists in Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok agreed that only nine of the 11 potential Thai cultural universals could be used to communicate as tourism products. Those nine potential Thai cultural universals were cooking, weaving, ethno-botany, dancing, decorative art, folklore, therapy/medicine, marriage and education, respectively
Quality Assessment of Thai Waxes with Herbs
No full textThai waxes with a mixture of herb extract added, including phlai - phrayayor andturmeric - phlai in ratios between 20 : 80 to 80 : 20, were investigated for their qualities. Theproducts with a higher proportion of phlai and phrayayor were preferred for their colorand aroma attributes. The storage study showed there were no significant differences(p>0.05) for general characteristics, color, aroma, consistency, separation, coagulationand deterioration among Thai waxes with turmeric and phlai extract in ratios between30 : 70 to 10 : 90 after 3 months storage. Thai waxes with phlai and phrayayor extract inthe ratios of 20 : 80 and 10 : 90 tended to decrease in color and aroma scores (p<0.05)after 2 and 3 months storage
Quality Assessment of Thai Waxes with Herbs
No full textThai waxes with a mixture of herb extract added, including phlai - phrayayor andturmeric - phlai in ratios between 20 : 80 to 80 : 20, were investigated for their qualities. Theproducts with a higher proportion of phlai and phrayayor were preferred for their colorand aroma attributes. The storage study showed there were no significant differences(p>0.05) for general characteristics, color, aroma, consistency, separation, coagulationand deterioration among Thai waxes with turmeric and phlai extract in ratios between30 : 70 to 10 : 90 after 3 months storage. Thai waxes with phlai and phrayayor extract inthe ratios of 20 : 80 and 10 : 90 tended to decrease in color and aroma scores (p<0.05)after 2 and 3 months storage
Thai Cooperative Structure
No full textThe objective of the study on the Thai cooperative structure was to proposeappropriate improvement in the Thai cooperative structure which would facilitatefurther development of the Thai cooperatives in general. This study was a qualitativeresearch as to compare between the Thai cooperative movement and the Koreancooperative movement as well as between the Thai cooperative movement and theJapanese cooperative movement. Strength and weakness of the cooperative movement was also analyzed by brainstorming from cooperative experts such asnational excellent cooperators, chairpersons of cooperative federations, boardmembers of the Cooperative League of Thailand and other related people at theCooperative Promotion Department. The group discussion was arranged 2 times.It was found that, in reliance of the cooperation network and supports of variouscooperative and non-cooperative organizations both in the government and privatesectors, the Cooperative League of Thailand could further their legitimate operations todevelop and strengthen the Thai cooperative movement as the leading organization ofthe Thai cooperative movement though there were many restrictions caused by theexisted laws. The study shows major problems which could be concluded namely:1) limited knowledge and understanding of personnel about the cooperative confinedprofessional work even there were many organizations playing the role to promotetraining and education in the cooperative movement. However, the responsibility ofthose training institutes to host trainings were still vague in levels, consequently somecourses were overlapping 2) cooperatives could not link for mutual cooperation andsupport. Their business network, both in the same type and across different types,was weak. The negotiation power was therefore inefficient. 3) There was noorganization directly taking the role in harmonizing the information technologydevelopment system of the cooperative movement and the database of cooperatives’personnel and products was also lacking as there was no linkable in informationtechnology system. 4) The Cooperative League of Thailand had no regional branch forlocal assisting, promoting and supporting cooperatives’ operations. In order to solveproblems of the cooperative movement and to encourage the cooperativedevelopment, four structures were accordingly recommended for the improvementin the cooperative movement namely, 1) the general structure of the cooperativemovement, 2) the structure of the Cooperative League of Thailand, 3) the structure ofthe Office of the Director of the Cooperative League of Thailand, and 4) the structuresof national cooperative federations. It was believed that the network cooperation forsustainable cooperative development would be accomplished if those four mentionedstructures would be strictly followed to implement
Thai Gems and Jewelry Industries Census Project
No full textThe Department of Applied Statistics, School of Science, University of the ThaiChamber of Commerce, conducted a Census Project for The Gems and JewelryInstitute of Thailand (Public Organization) (GIT) with the purposes of 1) to acquireinformation with respect to the number, size, type, location and diversity of enterprisesengaging in the businesses of gems and jewelry in Thailand, 2) to acquire the numberand types of labor, including the level of education of personnel, in Thai gems andjewelry enterprises, and 3) to estimate the number of personnel who will be requiredin the Thai gems and jewelry industries in the next 5 years. The survey includedboth people, business places and families in the Thai gems and jewelry industries throughout Thailand by compiling secondary information from related agencies in boththe public and private sectors. The activity was conducted with random selection ofsample business places and families in the provinces well-known in the Thai gemsand jewelry business and industries. The result showed that 15,777 business places,mostly small and medium size enterprises, were involved in Thai gems and jewelry andwere largely located in the vicinity of Bangkok and the Central Region. Products wereprimarily real ornaments, with gold ornaments representing 31.42 percent. Furthermore,there were 7,749 family industries, with the diversity mostly in the vicinity of Bangkok,followed by the eastern region. Their products consisted mainly of diamond cuttingand precious stones, representing 55.75 percent. The manpower of all business placescomprised 865,656 persons, which were divided into 350,938 persons as upstreamlabor, 306,008 persons as mid stream labor and 208,710 persons as downstreamlabor. Most laborers were secondary school graduates. An estimate of the number oflaborers in each Thai gems and jewelry industry business supply chain in the next 5years, i.e. B.E. 2556, was forecast as follows: 341,766 persons for upstream labor,283,416 persons for mid stream labor and 208,394 persons for downstream labor,totaling an estimated 833,576 persons in the year B.E. 2556, which is lower than thenumber in B.E. 2551
Thai Gems and Jewelry Industries Census Project
No full textThe Department of Applied Statistics, School of Science, University of the ThaiChamber of Commerce, conducted a Census Project for The Gems and JewelryInstitute of Thailand (Public Organization) (GIT) with the purposes of 1) to acquireinformation with respect to the number, size, type, location and diversity of enterprisesengaging in the businesses of gems and jewelry in Thailand, 2) to acquire the numberand types of labor, including the level of education of personnel, in Thai gems andjewelry enterprises, and 3) to estimate the number of personnel who will be requiredin the Thai gems and jewelry industries in the next 5 years. The survey includedboth people, business places and families in the Thai gems and jewelry industries throughout Thailand by compiling secondary information from related agencies in boththe public and private sectors. The activity was conducted with random selection ofsample business places and families in the provinces well-known in the Thai gemsand jewelry business and industries. The result showed that 15,777 business places,mostly small and medium size enterprises, were involved in Thai gems and jewelry andwere largely located in the vicinity of Bangkok and the Central Region. Products wereprimarily real ornaments, with gold ornaments representing 31.42 percent. Furthermore,there were 7,749 family industries, with the diversity mostly in the vicinity of Bangkok,followed by the eastern region. Their products consisted mainly of diamond cuttingand precious stones, representing 55.75 percent. The manpower of all business placescomprised 865,656 persons, which were divided into 350,938 persons as upstreamlabor, 306,008 persons as mid stream labor and 208,710 persons as downstreamlabor. Most laborers were secondary school graduates. An estimate of the number oflaborers in each Thai gems and jewelry industry business supply chain in the next 5years, i.e. B.E. 2556, was forecast as follows: 341,766 persons for upstream labor,283,416 persons for mid stream labor and 208,394 persons for downstream labor,totaling an estimated 833,576 persons in the year B.E. 2556, which is lower than thenumber in B.E. 2551
Tourism Communication through Thai Cultural Universals
No full textThis article reviews the result of a study of Thai cultural universals as tourism products and tourism communication. The process of this study began with collecting cultural universals under George Murdock's framework of knowledge (1945). Eleven Thai tourism cultural product universals were selected by seven experts from different areas of work and used in communication with tourists to understand the perceptions and attitudes that prompted their decision to travel to Thailand. The results show that 625 tourists in Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok agreed that only nine of the 11 potential Thai cultural universals could be used to communicate as tourism products. Those nine potential Thai cultural universals were cooking, weaving, ethno-botany, dancing, decorative art, folklore, therapy/medicine, marriage and education, respectively
The Research and Development of Thai Traditional Medicine
No full textThai Traditional Medicine (TTM) has a long history reaching back for thousands of years. The pattern of TTM is formed by the precious experiences of understanding human life, maintaining health and fighting diseases using several traditional methods. TTM has a specific theoretical system with reference to the four elements of the human body, namely soil, water, wind and fire, and how to explain the mechanism of balancing them in order to maintain good functions of the human body and prevent diseases. In recent years, TTM, used together with modern medicine, has gradually become an important component of healing. The knowledge of TTM should always be treasured by Thai people as their intellectual property. Thus, it is extremely important to maintain research and development of Thai Traditional Medicine
A Study on Readiness and Adjustment ofthe Thai Logistics Service Provider Sectorfor Liberalization of Trade Services:A Case Study of Thai Freight ForwardingCompanies
No full textNowadays, the global logistics service industry is playing an increasingly importantrole in international trade and investment. Effective logistics systems reduce totalcosts and also improve service levels, allowing products to be sold at competitiveprices on the global market. Many countries, such as Japan, Chile, and Australia, havenow requested the Thai government to liberalize logistics services, especially thefreight forwarding sector. However, a literature review reveals interesting issues relatedto logistics service liberalization in the freight forwarding sector. For example,countries have different ranges and definitions of logistics. Before the government canrespond to requests to liberalize logistics services, it needs to assess the capability level of Thai FFC, including examining readiness of Thai FFC for contributing tologistics liberalization.The objective of this research was to study the capability level of Thai LogisticsService Providers (LSP), including assessing their readiness and flexibility to trade inliberalized services between Thailand and her trading partners. To examine the aboveissues, survey research was conducted with 53, and in-depth interviews wereconducted with 19 respondents, respectively. Data collected was systematically editedand coded before processing and analyzing by SPSS version 11.05. The results showthat Thai FFCs have a low degree of readiness and flexibility to meet liberalization oflogistics service. Most of them still lack understanding of the potential effects ofopening logistics services liberalization talks. Their competitive capabilities are ratherat medium to low levels. Existing problems are, for example, out-of-date national lawsand regulations, and unstable political and economic situations which impede growthof the national logistics service industry.According to the assessment of potential benefits and their impact with theintroduction of liberalization, FFCs in the small and medium sectors would mostlyexperience potentially adverse effects. On the other hand, logistics users will receivethe highest benefits from higher responsiveness and decreased costs. This paper alsoprovides recommendations on how to facilitate Thai FFCs to adjust and make rapidresponse to changes in the event logistics are liberalized
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