Risks Management the White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) Supply Chain Leam Sing District Chanthaburi Province

Thanaporn Yuennan; Thitima  Wonginta

ผู้แต่ง

Thanaporn Yuennan Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Logistics, Burapha University, Thailand.
Thitima Wonginta Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Logistics, Burapha University, Thailand.

คำสำคัญ:

Risk Factors, White-Leg Shrimp Supply Chain, Chanthaburi Province, Risk Management

บทคัดย่อ

The study examined the operational process, risks, and management capacity in the white-leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) supply chain in Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province. The purpose was to analyze problems, identify potential risks, and propose appropriate risk management strategies. Data were collected from 37 stakeholders, including farmers, middlemen, and retailers, using snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation were applied to gather in-depth information about the upstream, midstream, and downstream processes. Results revealed eight types of risks and 27 related factors affecting the shrimp supply chain. The main risks included high fuel and energy costs, fluctuating prices of production inputs, volatile shrimp trading prices, reduced market demand, and increased prices of feed and medicine. Risk management capacity was analyzed through four strategies: risk reduction, risk impact reduction, risk transfer, and risk coping. Despite applying these strategies, several vulnerabilities remained, such as natural disasters, untimely delivery and communication, and policy uncertainty regarding shrimp price compensation. The findings suggest that stakeholders in Chanthaburi Province should prioritize high-impact risks and strengthen management measures to ensure greater stability, resilience, and sustainability in white-leg shrimp supply chain. Future research is recommended to expand sample groups and assess long-term risk mitigation outcomes across other aquaculture regions.

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