Assessment of sustainable supply chain management practices of food companies in Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Author | Janati Khaipetch |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AB-19-04 |
| Subject(s) | Business logistics--Thailand--Bangkok--Management Food industry and trade--Thailand--Bangkok Quality assurance Social responsibility of business |
| Note | A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agribusiness Management in Agribusiness Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Food industry is essential for Thai Economy as it contributes the added value into agricultural products significantly, distributes the technology advancement, and provides jobs to small agricultural households in rural areas of Thailand. Despite, food industry could not grow as much as in the other sectors. One of the constraints is the inequality among the different players along the food supply chain in Thailand’s agricultural and food sector as shown on the records of low income and lack of bargaining power of small household farmers in Thailand. This major problem leads to the concept of Sustainable Development where the benefit will be spread to all players in the supply chain. Sustainable Supply chain Management (SSCM) is the management of information, materials and capital flow combined with cooperation among companies along the supply chain. It works under the aims that were derived from all three dimensions of sustainable including economic, environmental and social, have to be equally considered. Not only the solution for the inequality problems, but SSCM also provide the positive effect on the quality assurance of the food products, as one of the major policy of Thai government names “Thailand Kitchen to the World Kitchen”. However, the adoption of SSCM practices by Thai food companies is still addled and the result of the sustainable performance is still in clues. This examined the sustainable practices among food companies and explored the impact of the sustainability practices on sustainability performance and the quality assurance of the food companies in Bangkok, Thailand. This research uses the Weighted Average Index, and System Estimation with Seemingly Unrelated Regression and Ordinary Least Squares method as a tool to analyze the survey instrument and identify the relationship between variables. The result of the study indicated that, in general, most food companies in Bangkok adopt SSCM practices. However, the certification of standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 22000, and SQF 200 are found as less adopted by food firms. Furthermore, the result demonstrates that both internal and external SSCM techniques have positive effects on social and environmental performance, and higher sustainable performance can promote quality assurance. This study suggests that; first, food businesses need to consider the potential influence of SSCM practices on multiple dimensions of performance and need to be more proactive in implementing such practices. Second, food companies should attach great importance to food quality assurance and understand that food quality assurance can be strongly enhanced by financial, social and environmental performance that provides competitive advantages for food manufacturers. Finally, the government should recognize that sustainable supply chain management is an appropriate way of improving the levels of food safety. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agribusiness Management (AB) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kuwornu, John K.M. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Szabo, Sylvia;Rabgyal, Tenzin |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Her Majesty the Queen’s Scholarships (Thailand) |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Am.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |