Analysis of Export and Import Processes of Seclected Products in Thailand

Administrative and procedural barriers to import and export processes may unnecessarily impede further participation in international trade. Business Process Analysis (BPA) is a powerful tool which can help to identify these barriers and suggest ways to streamline trade processes. As part of the ARTNeT Regional Study on Improving Regional Trade Procedures and Processes, a BPA was conducted on Thai exports of sugar to Bangladesh and auto-parts to India as well as imports of raw materials used to produce electronic goods.Business process Analysis, Trade Facilitation, Thailand, single window, paperless, international supply chain

Analysis of export and import processes of selected products in Thailand

The study focused on the export of sugar, and of parts for electronic devices, because these products are two of Thailand’s highest-performing exports. Trade documents should be examined and revised to reduce redundancy. Steps should be taken to investigate how to reduce costs for preparing, sending and receiving documents as well as the arrangement of inland transport. The study examined the processes involved in the import of raw materials (for electronic devices) in order to give due attention to both sides of trade transaction, and to illustrate the complex procedural requirements and interactions between the agencies that sustain global supply chain

Evaluation of National e-Government Development Levels in Thailand

More than 2,000 governmental agencies and public organizations in Thailand pose a challenge in conducting evaluation of e-government development levels, especially as to be assessed and monitored along with the National Information and Communication Technology Policy Directives (2011-2020). This paper presents a method of data collection along with two evaluation schemes, namely, the United Nations e-Government Online Service Index (OSI) and the e-Participation Index (EPI). The elaborated results, e.g. Mean OSI of 45%, led to the conclusions validated by the ongoing development along the OSI and EPI indicators of the governmental agencies and the current ASEAN ICT Master plan 2016-2020