Abstract

Research Title	: Product Development Availability Assessment, Bangkhonthi 			  District, Samutsongkhram Province

Author	            : Asst.Prof.Dr.Witthaya Mekhum
Year	                 : 2014
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Abstract
	This research is to analyze the management of manufacturing processes and packaging, assess the availability of the product development and guidelines for technology development and environmental work on the identity of the community. The area is divided into three Districts in the Province's population of 177 groups with 123 samples, which is divided into two parts, where Part 1 included the Step 1: the basic occupational status is the personal appearance, and questionnaire checklist (Check-list). Step 2: the management process and packaging characteristics of a questionnaire rating scale (Rating Scale) include planning, organizing, directing, controlling, the conditions are ready and promoted by government agencies. The Step 3: ready to operate in the manner of a questionnaire developed a rating scale (Rating Scale). Step 4: the ability of producers to certified products in the community (the assistant), including the production and the design features a questionnaire checklist (Check-list). Step 5: features, technology and working environment, where the appearance of a questionnaire rating scale (Rating Scale) consists of technology management, production technology, technology and quality standards, maintenance technology, information technology, environmental technology / safety in the workplace. Data analysis software packages are used to calculate the percentage frequency and the average standard deviation. Part 2 uses a session and interview. Then a brief essay of the research found that the management of the production process, packaging and found that the order of OTOP producers were at a high level, from which the average score is 4.15. For the control group, the OTOP producers found that, at a high level, the average score is 4.07.  The organization of the producers of OTOP found that the overall level the average score is 4.00. For the planning group, a manufacturer of OTOP found that the overall level, the average score is 3.37 on the condition ready for operation in the development of products. The OTOP producers showed that producers are supplying manufacturing technology. With mean scores of 3.45 are moderate.
The ability of the community is to produce the certified famed local products (CPS), which is found that manufacturing OTOP products with the demand for labor, financial condition and working capital used in production. It is sometime enough sources of raw materials for the community. To protect the environment in the production process of manufacturing OTOP products produce no impact on the environment. The tools used to produce largely sufficient, in which a place to store raw materials manufacturers and OTOP products are also in the process of expanding capacity with a production capacity sufficient to meet the needs of customers, where the OTOP product producer without packaging is greatest. Shape products affect product design, where the most manufacturers OTOP products will be involved in product design, from which in the design of the product is similar to what some other products. The state of readiness for operation of the producer group was divided into six areas as followings.
(1) Overall technology management is at the high level, where the average score of 3.76 was obtained with minimum average of book keeping income/expense.
(2) Technological and quality standards, found that the overall level, the average score was 3.50, with an average minimum was the chemicals in products
(3) Manufacturing technology that overall, are moderate. The average score was 3.23, with an average minimum was the import modern machinery used in production.
(4) Information Technology found that, overall, are moderate. The average score was 3.22, with an average minimum was radio, television, print media and internet advertising.
(5) Environmental Technology/safety at work found that the overall, are moderate. The average score was 2.54, with an average minimum was the problem of water pollution from manufacturing.
(6) Technological maintenance of the overall low level: The average score was 2.31, with an average minimum was the manual tools and equipment maintenance.