Pandemic Effect on Multimodal Transport Operation: Border Trade Between Thailand and Southern China

Poti Chaopaisarn; Teerasak Charoennapharat

Proceedings of ICLT 2022

Pandemic Effect on Multimodal Transport Operation: Border Trade Between Thailand and Southern China

Poti Chaopaisarn; Teerasak Charoennapharat

Supply Chain and Engineering Management Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2022, Krabi, Thailand, pp. 123-128

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Abstract

This paper explores the various alternative routes and methods available from Bangkok to Yunnan, a province in southern China. Cross-border trade has always been one of the main catalysts for Thailand’s economy. However, ever since the pandemic, COVID-19, freight transport has been heavily affected due to lockdowns, quarantine, the suspension of production and border closures. Furthermore, it has created complications for the performance and profitability of most industrial sectors. This research investigates the pandemic effect on multimodal transport operations with focuses on five routes: R3A, R3B, R9, R11, and R12, which are the transport routes of agricultural products from Thailand to Yunnan. Delphi method was used to establish a sub-criterion of transport across borders, followed by the Time-Cost Distance method which are used to investigate the operational changes. The result has shown that with the increased process of cross-border freight services, transport costs and time was substantially increased causing changes in route selections.

Keywords

multimodal transport; COVID-19; Cost Model; Thailand

Citation

Poti Chaopaisarn; Teerasak Charoennapharat (2022). Pandemic Effect on Multimodal Transport Operation: Border Trade Between Thailand and Southern China. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2022), Krabi, Thailand, pp. 123-128.