Green Logistics Management VS Thai Logistics Service Provider’s Potency

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the performance of Thai logistics service providers, drivers, problems and obstacles to adapt to green logistics. We collected data from 72 logistics companies in Bangkok and suburb by using questionnaires. We analyzed the logistics potency in 4 dimensions which are composed of corporate strategy, planning capability, operation capability and environmental concerns.The K-Means technique was analyzed to categorize the data into three groups in accordance with logistics competencies, namely; very good competency, the organizations have been accomplished pursuant with environment plan and have assessment and improvement constantly; moderate competency, they have policies or strategies on logistics and promoting green logistics; less competency, most of them do not have policies or strategies on logistics. Besides, we also analyzedobstacles of logistics provider to adjust themselves to green logistics, especially lack of perspectives on decreasing environment impact. The logistics providers have opinion that green logistics will not help decreasing cost, cannot enhance manufacturing efficiency, as well as lack of personnel having knowledge on green logistics.