Abstract:
The objective of this thesis is to study the background, the importance, the management and the operating character of the maize-silo companies in Thailand; by study only those that render services. This analysis is based on the primary data obtained from interviewing the senior executives of the maize-silo companies, the silo customers and the persons who have experiences in this field; and on the study of the secondary data derived from documents, articles as well as from the concerned textbooks. On studying the management and the operation of the Bangkok drying and Silo Co., Ltd. and Co-op Silo, it is found that the planning of the Bangkok Drying and Silo Co., Ltd. is carried out by joint conference among the Managing Director, Assistant Manager and Head of Marketing Department, it will then be submitted to the Board of Director for approval. But for the Co-op silo the planning is done by the manager and be submitted to the concerned operating committee of the agricultural Co-operative federation of Thailand, Ltd. for approval. The layouts of the Organization Chart of both companies are arranged in such a way that the duty be divided, concentrating on giving drying and storing services so that the maize achieves export standard quality and is waiting to be exported. And both of them conduct the working controls by dividing main business duties.