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URN	etd-0113117-045458
Author	Jirasak Rakkarn
Author's Email Address	No Public.
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Department	Master of Business Administration Program in International Business
Year	2016
Semester	1
Degree	Master
Type of Document
Language	English
Title	A comparison of Automotive Industry Location Factors between Thailand and Indonesia
Date of Defense	2017-01-13
Page Count	88
Keyword	industrial location factors automotive industry factors comparison Thailand Indonesia
Abstract	This study compared ten important industrial location factors that may influence automotive manufacturers when selecting the location for its production facilities between Thailand and Indonesia. A study found that, when considering all ten factors Thailand has high potential than Indonesia, which means in term of general macroeconomic conditions it is better for automotive manufacturers to invest due to the generous tax incentive, supporting from government and financial sector, well-developed infrastructures and strong support from automotive industrial cluster. When take place to the most considered factors in term of country’s competitiveness which are labor cost, local demands, proximity to suppliers and infrastructure. Indonesia slightly outperforms in labor cost and outstanding in domestic demands. On the other side, Indonesia has less potential in infrastructure and proximity to suppliers when comparing to the Thailand. Furthermore since automotive industry is a labor oriented industry that is labor factor must be considered as first priority and this industry targeted for local demands, in this case Indonesia is a best site to locate.
Advisory Committee	Jen Jsung huang - chair Chao-Hsien Sung - co-chair Chang-Chiang Chin - advisor
Files	etd-0113117-045458.pdf Indicate in-campus at 1 year and off-campus access at 2 year.
Date of Submission	2017-02-13

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