Logistics management practices and development in Thailand

Abstract

Many firms are starting to focus on the effective and efficient supply chain management in Asia. This empirical paper reports on the state of existing logistics management practices in Thailand. The main results reveal that firms prefer agile suppliers. Also, most of the logistics costs incurred are on transportation and warehousing. Firms that have instituted logistics departments are making an effort in upgrading their logistical systems and are more pervasive in using technology to manage logistics as compared to firms without formalised logistics departments. The factors hindering logistics development include inefficient logistics information systems, acute transportation bottlenecks, and the lack of logistics management expertise. Finally, future logistics managers need to be competent in modern technology and possess logistics specific skills.

Citation

Goh, M. and Pinaikul, P. (1998), "Logistics management practices and development in Thailand", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 11 No. 6, pp. 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059810242471