Proceedings of ICLT 2012
JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION PLANNING OF A PAINTING SECTION TO MEET CUSTOMER ORDERS
Phensinee Chomtongsiri; Porpan Vachajitpan
School of Management, Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK; School of Management, Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 207-215
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the result of a study that investigates current supply chain management (SCM) practices and performances benchmarking among Thai Small, Medium and Large Enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data was collected from 166 companies with 50 or fewer employees, 145 companies with 51 – 200 employees, and 98 companies with more than 200 employees. Findings: Research on SCM practices in Thai SMEs was rare indeed. The outcome of study shows that overall perception of SCM between Thai SMEs and LEs has little difference. Both of them concentrated on relationship management as the first priority. Whilst LEs focused on manufacturing flow as the next, SMEs preferred product development and commercialisation. Research Impact: In order to investigate the effectiveness of SCM implementation between SMEs and LEs; literature reviews and semi-structure interviews have been conducted with antecedents and consequences to SCM. Then SCM practices model is conceptualised including five-dimensional constructs. Although the model is developed in the context of Thai SMEs, the overall framework is generic and can be generalized to other developing countries. Originality/Value: The result from research offers a number of managerial implications to Thai SMEs, e.g. (1) better comprehension of perception in SCM practices and its antecedents and consequence between SMEs and LEs, (2) an appropriate framework to implement SCM practices in Thai SMEs, which may improve their competitive performance that would directly result in sustainable growth of Thai economy.
Keywords
Supply chain management; SMEs; Thailand Paper Type: Research paper
Citation
Phensinee Chomtongsiri; Porpan Vachajitpan (2012). JUST-IN-TIME PRODUCTION PLANNING OF A PAINTING SECTION TO MEET CUSTOMER ORDERS. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2012), Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 207-215.