Antecedentes Influencing the Effectiveness of Cost Reduction of Logistics Entrepreneurs in Tak Special Economic Development Zone

Abstract

This research aims to study: 1) the levels of transportation, management factors, production factors, transportation costs, and cost reduction effectiveness of logistics entrepreneurs in antecedents Special Economic Zone in Tak Province; 2) the Causal factors affecting the effectiveness of cost reduction of logistics operators in the Tak Special Economic Development Zone; and 3) approaches to enhancing the cost reduction effectiveness of logistics entrepreneurs in antecedents Special Economic Zone in Tak Province. The study employs a mixed-methods approach. The quantitative research involves a sample of 380 logistics service providers, small and medium-sized enterprises, and community enterprises involved in transportation and logistics. Stratified sampling is used, and data is collected through questionnaires and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The qualitative research involves in-depth interviews with key informants, including executives and personnel from government agencies in Tak Province involved in policy and operational levels within the Tak Special Economic Development Zone, logistics management scholars, experts from educational institutions and relevant private sector organizations, and business representatives, totaling 15 individuals. Data from these interviews are analyzed and synthesized along with the quantitative research findings.

The research findings reveal that: 1) the levels of cost reduction effectiveness for logistics entrepreneurs in the Tak Special Economic Development Zone, including transportation, management factors, production factors, and transportation costs, are all rated highly;
2) production factors have the greatest overall influence on cost reduction effectiveness for logistics entrepreneurs in the Tak Special Economic Development Zone, followed by management factors, transportation, and transportation costs, in that order; and 3) approaches to enhancing the cost reduction effectiveness of logistics entrepreneurs in antecedents Special Economic Zone in Tak Province are illustrated in a diagram consist of production factors, having the greatest overall influence, form the foundational base at the bottom, management factors and transportation are positioned in the middle, with transportation costs supporting from the top. Additionally, improving cost reduction effectiveness for logistics entrepreneurs in the Tak Special Economic Development Zone involves reducing logistics management costs, inventory holding costs, and transportation costs.