...to table of contents Chapter 1: Doing Business In Thailand • • • • Market Overview Market Challenges Market Opportunities Market Entry Strategy Market Overview • Return to top Thailand is the 27th largest export destination for the United States. Two-way trade in 2011 was about $35.75 billion, with $24.8 billion in Thai exports to the U.S. and $10.9 billion in U.S. exports to Thailand. The figures represent an increase of 12.9 percent in the value of trade between the two countries. U.S. exports to Thailand increased by 21.7 percent, while US imports from Thailand increased by about 9.4 percent for the same period in 2010. In Asia, Thailand ranks as the United States’ 10th largest export destination after China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The Thai economy grew only one percent in 2011, as the devastation caused by Thailand’s most severe flooding in 70 years curtailed economic expansion. In the third quarter of 2011, hundreds of thousands of homes were inundated with water, seven large industrial parks flooded ,and many business operations ground to a halt, displacing approximately 650,000 Thai workers. However, full recovery is...
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...A CASE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE AND FACILITATE MEDICAL TOURISM IN THAILAND WITH REGARD TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPITALS A CASE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE AND FACILITATE MEDICAL TOURISM IN THAILAND WITH REGARD TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPITALS Tejasvi Vasudevan An Independent Study Presented to The Graduate School of Bangkok University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Business Administration 2014 2014 Tejasvi Vasudevan All Rights Reserved This Independent Study has been approved by The Graduate School Bangkok University Title: A case study to understand the factors that promote and facilitate medical tourism in Thailand with regards to services provided by hospitals Author: Ms. Tejasvi Vasudevan Independent Study Committees: Advisor Dr. Sriwan Thapanya ………………………………………………………………………… Field Specialist …………………………………………………………………………… (Asst. Prof. Dr. Sivaporn Wangpipatwong) Dean of the Graduate School Tejasvi Vasudevan. Master of Business Administration, May 2014, Graduates School, Bangkok University Title: A case study to understand the factors that promote and facilitate medical tourism in Thailand with regards to services provided by hospitals (72 pages) Advisor of Independent Study: Dr. Sriwan Thapanya ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to understand reasons behind the growing medical tourism industry in...
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...Ihere.tv Project report Ihere.tv consulting team Tanakom Muangsakul Chayut Bhamornsuwan Chattanon Saekow Thesis Denchartphan Jinnawat Pinchai 5122790124 Strategy Analysis 5122790645 Project Manager 5122792864 Marketing Analysis 5122790306 IT Management 5422800433 Collector & Complier yonitiam@gmail.com Stroke.boat@gmail.com Chattanon1@hotmail.com tumpkkk@hotmail.com Nut_narook@hotmail.com Submit to Dr. Saprangsit Mruetusatorn 13/09/11 Ihere.tv Project Report 2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 4 Background of the business ............................................................................................................. 5 The structure of ihere.tv ........................................................................................ 5 Business process & Marketing Activities ................................................................. 6 Applied Information Technology ............................................................................ 6 Analysis of Source of Revenue ............................................................................... 7 Outstanding Point of the business Model ............................................................... 7 Major Key Success Factor ....................................................................................... 8 Business analysis and planning ..............
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