LOCAL WISDOM KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION AND REDUCING THE COST OF KHOW-TAN PRODUCTION AT KO KHA DISTRICT LAMPANG PROVINCE

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to manage local wisdom knowledge of production and to reduce cost of Khow-Than production at Ko Kha District, Lampang Province, comprised as 1) to develop knowledge management process 2) to study local wisdom knowledge and 3) to study opinion of knowledge management process.The samples were 9 entrepreneurs’ Khow-Than production Ko Kha District, 3 teachers and 30 students at Ko Kha Witthayakom School. Mixed methods consisted of Qualitative Research and Participatory Action Research (PAR). The tools included a questionnaire, a non-structured interview form, focus group discussion form and an opinion assessment form. The data were analyzed for frequency, per cent, mean, standard deviation and descriptive analysis.                The results of the research were as follows: 1.Knowledge Management Innovation Development (KM), the result of the research revealed that knowledge management process consisted of 4 steps: 1.1) knowledge sharing                 1.2) externalization 1.3) combination and 1.4) internalization. 2) A body of knowledge on local wisdom of Khow-Than processing with production and reducing the cost of production acquired 2 bodies of knowledge: 2.1) Local wisdom was divided into 3 levels; livelihood level, household income level, and manufacturing business level. 2.2) Production of the business cycle was divided into 2 levels; household industry level, and machinery industry level. 3) The samples’ opinions toward the knowledge management process as a whole were at a high level of agreement. They agreed on the knowledge and the attitude toward the knowledge management process at a high level.