Proceedings of ICLT 2013
Targeting industry for Thailand East-West economic corridor
Wapee Manopiniwes; Sakgasem Ramingwong; Varattaya Jangkrajarng
College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Excellence Center in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Chiang Mai University, Thailand
International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2013, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 224-231
Abstract
Greater Mekong Subregion‘s East-West Economic Corridor is the physical logistics and investment linkage of Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Vietnam. Where Thailand is geographically located in the center and posses high potential in terms of economic and industry, the research aims to identify the target industry for this regional development. The identification criteria includes key production factors and national policy, with 3 constructing steps of selection, i.e., (i) Preliminary Screen, (ii) Policy Screen and (iii) Industry Selection. The study leads to 2 targeting industries, i.e., foods and energy. In addition, other strong industries are also identified.
Keywords
logistics; transport; supply chain
Citation
Wapee Manopiniwes; Sakgasem Ramingwong; Varattaya Jangkrajarng (2013). Targeting industry for Thailand East-West economic corridor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2013), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 224-231.