The Study on Supply Chain Management Forms and Characteristics of Cut Flower Sacred Lotus in Nakhon Pathom Province

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the supply chain management forms and characteristics of Cut Flower Sacred Lotus in Nakhon Pathom Province. There were 3 operational procedures: (1) studying relevant primary and secondary data, (2) analyzing supply chain management forms and characteristics of Cut Flower Sacred Lotus, and (3) inspecting and confirming research results. The study found that the supply chain of Cut Flower Sacred Lotus in Nakhon Pathom Province consisted of 3 forms. For supply chain management characteristics, planting Magnolia Lotus was most popular, representing 100 percent. Planting according to the market needs represented 77.27 percent. Planning the planting period in accordance with the period of harvest in the festival seasons accounted for 100%. Sourcing species from nearby lotus fields represented 63.64 percent. Most of the farmers used chemical fertilizer, accounting for 81.82 percent, and they mainly bought chemical fertilizer from retailers for the cultivation, representing 72.73 percent. Furthermore, most of the growers used less-than-3-month planting time to produce the first lot of products, accounting for 100 percent, and they mostly farmed once to produce less-than-1,000-kilogram products per rai, representing 100 percent. Most of the cultivators, besides, harvested lotus flowers for distribution every other day, accounting for 81.82 percent. Moreover, most of the merchants bought the products directly at Lotus fields, accounting for 86.36 percent. Additionally, most of the products were transported by buyers’ vehicles, accounting for 81.82 percent. In addition, most of the products were distributed to Pak Khlong Talat, representing 77.27 percent. And characteristics of Cut Flower Sacred Lotus in Nakhon Pathom Province according to the composition of 5 SCOR Model. It is divided into 3 areas: operational, value-added and income, which includes procurement processes. cultivation process and delivery process