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The Development of Product Model Based on the Creative Economy to Construct Value - Added of Community Enterprise in Nakhon Pathom Province วารสารวิชาการ Veridian E-Journal Volume 7 Number 5 July – December 2014 ฉบับ International The Development of Product Model based on the Creative Economy to Construct Value - Added of Community Enterprise in Nakhon Pathom Province Thirasak Unaromlert* Jureewan Janpla** Abstract The research of The Development of Product Model Based on the Creative Economy to Construct Value - Added of Community Enterprise Nakhon Pathom Province was research and development by using Mixed Methods research. The population and samples used in this study was 1) the members of community enterprise, Nakhon Pathom province who produced fabrics and were willing to participate the activities, 2) the members of community enterprise, Nakhon Pathom province who produced water hyacinth baskets were willing to participate the activities, 3) prospective customers to test product concepts. The instruments that used in this study were structured interview and questionnaire. The data analyzed by descriptive statistics. The analysis of qualitative data was using content analysis. The results revealed those were followed; The result of study and synthesis of ideas about constructing value-added of products were found that the designing of the products; first, the designer must be concerned about the principle of general design; it was function that should be considered in psychological function which is a direct benefit to the user. Another important aspect for the design on the product according to the concept of the creative economy was to increasing value- added and constructing value in total customer value which the benefit or utility of the product due to the different in competitiveness especially in the product competitive differentiation. The designs styles product different from the competition, and the difference will be valuable in the eyes of customers and to customer satisfaction. Moreover, the result of studying problems and necessity in the development of the products from the community enterprise in Nakhon Pathom province were found that both community enterprises, Thai – Song – Dum woven manufactured and enterprise manufactured water hyacinth weave, needed the supporting in creativity products developing about launching new products initiatively those were differentiate and can be increased the products’ value; at the high level (Mean = 4.42) and (Mean = 3.28). According to those problems, the researchers and the chairman of the community enterprise worked together for * Faculty of Education, Silpakorn University. ** Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University. 161 ฉบับ International วารสารวิชาการ Veridian E-Journal Volume 7 Number 5 July – December 2014 finding out the variety of solutions those were; observed and attend excursion, work shop and training, brain-storming and expert revision, etc. The community enterprise members, Thai– Song–Dum woven, were brainstorming their ideas to develop 9 patterns; clothes, bags and scarves. The community enterprise of water hyacinth was brainstorming their ideas to develop 8 patterns; the plant pots, shoes, bags and dolls. Focusing on the customers’ opinions towards products from Thai–Song–Dum woven were found that the respondents are highly satisfied with the products of computer carrying case/ documents. By contrast, the results customers’ opinions towards the products from water hyacinth found that the respondents were highest satisfied toward the bags from water hyacinth. According to the solution mentioned above, can be inferred the development of creative product of the community enterprise both of the community enterprise Thai–Song– Dum woven and the of water hyacinth in Nakhon Patom Province need the participation of 4 steak-holders were followed; (1) the member of the community enterprise who were specialist in local wisdom producing (2) coordinator; to gathering the cooperation among the steak- holders such as local developer, provincial entrepreneurs (3) The specialist in product developing , value-added, and marketing (4) related government and private sectors. All 4 steak-holders need to work together integratively. In addition, the roadmap of development should be rely on 5 principles were followed; (1) Participation Development that must be full participation (2) Community-based Development (3) Learning and Knowledge sharing (4) customers-based Approach and (5) Human Capital Development . Introduction From the changing trends of the future world, which had expected to occur important changes such as the regional economy integration, the world economy center will be change the power to Asian countries more than that. It also had changed the financial world. The technological advances of human life. The problem of energy and the problem of threat about global warming. (Office of the National Economic and Social Development, 2009), It had affected to accelerate restructuring of the country's production and development of the new economy. The current economy of Thailand is likely to grow successively. The factors from the recovery of the global economy, including the stimulation continuously from the government and the good adaptation of the confidence economy system. (Department of Strategy and Economic Planning, 2009). Therefore in the future, Thailand's economy should be restructure to a higher level is an economy that focuses on efficiency – driven and innovation - driven economy. As shown in the national economic and social development plan No. 11 that had focused on the development of the cultural industries at the heart of developing 162 วารสารวิชาการ Veridian E-Journal Volume 7 Number 5 July – December 2014 ฉบับ International countries. The concept was presented as “Creative Economy”. To be instrumental for driving the economy of Thailand, which means the economy on the basis of the knowledge, education, creativity, and use of intellectual property linked with cultural background, the accumulated knowledge of society technology and society innovation. (Office of the National Economic and Social Development, 2009) Currently, the government had to support the creative economy seriously and had set the clearly guidelines. The goal is to make Thailand as “Creative Industrial Hub of ASEAN” and increase the economic value of the creative industries (Nattawot Pongsiri, 2010) The government had attempted to adapt the economic structure every levels for according with creative economy policy; business industry, medium - sized enterprises, small - sized enterprises and the community enterprise. They were the affairs of the community about the products, services or any other action by the board of director that had attachment, sharing their lifestyle and combined for operations (Office of the Secretary of the Board of Community Enterprise, 2011) Which from the registered office of the secretary of the board of community enterprise community enterprise as of March 31, 2011, a number of communities across the country, 70,064 of whom 1,181,714 members, the consideration of category of the community enterprise found that the crops production was the most 17,860, the second enterprise was the livestock production 11,891, the enterprise community of processing and products 9,330, the enterprise community of textiles / clothing production 8,616. It had shown that the community enterprises as the business community for interesting from the local community, in addition, the statute for promotion the community enterprise in 2005, to certify and set the board to support the province of community enterprise and support the development of community enterprises primary care in the operation completely. Including providing knowledge, cooperating each other, research about raw materials, resources, or knowledge of the community used to fit the business community enterprise and the local conditions for making preparedness to the business of community enterprise to higher level. (The Government Gazette, 2005: 9-10). Although, the community enterprise were cornerstone of economic development of the country. However, the community enterprise was not a small and medium-sized business (SMEs) or cooperative and the communities’ enterprise, which were still not available in the commercial competition in both domestic and international. (Office of the Secretary of the Board of Community Enterprise, 2011) In the past, the establishment of community enterprises were still faces many problems. Especially, the value - added by the uniqueness 163 ฉบับ International วารสารวิชาการ Veridian E-Journal Volume 7 Number 5 July – December 2014 Thailand or the local knowledge had less. They had lack of design and brands or the directly brands of Thailand. So, the value - added for the products of the community enterprise, it was necessary to develop design and had a brand to move on. If we considered the community enterprise in Nakhon Pathom province, it was found that there were the total of 234 communities enterprise, which considering classify of the community enterprise found that the community enterprise of crop production, livestock and processed food products were the most. These were the communities’ enterprise that had high commercial level. However, considering the communities enterprise that had moderate commercial level, but they had potentiality to be developed strengthen for the community included (1) the community enterprise of textile, such as the villagers of Banpaihoochang, which were Thai-Song or “Thai- Song-Dum" with the original settlement in Laos and immigrants to live in Nakhon Pathom province
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