Abstract:
Research and development innovations on COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR CASSAVA SUPPLY CHAIN IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION" were created to generate an innovative standard of cooperation in the cassava supply chain system which comprehensively solve the problems of the industry with fairness for all stakeholders by integrating 6 key factors as guideline. This research was performed by a Mixed method; in-depth, semi-structured interviews, and use of questionnaires designed on 6 main, 15 secondary, and 89 minor factors, in the Likert scale assessment with 381 purposive sampling cassava farmers in Chachoengsao Province. The First and Second-Order Confirmatory Factor analysis were used and found the ranking of 6 main factors were supply chain relationship, information technology, environmental uncertainty, customer expectations, value-adding process, and management, respectively. The finding were used to develop an innovative collaboration model for cassava supply chains for ethanol production and used for commercial field trials to link the cassava trading supply chain. A total of 1061 participants, used in the finding limitations, problems, and obstacles in operation, found the high-quality grade clean cassava chip from the cooperation model yielded 436 liters of ethanol per ton, compared to conventional cassava chip of 330 liters. This collaborative model working steps was used to organize a workflow chart and design a digital application platform and web application to optimize the information technology factor system. A Technology Acceptance Model was tested on 30 farmers and related parties and found acceptable result. The last part was a feasibility study for commercial use of Digital Application Platform and Web Application for 600,000 farmers households in 1.28 million hectare services area and market linking to ethanol factory, tapioca flour mill, animal feed factory, cassava exporters, etc. This research found an IRR of 36.76% from 10 years operation period.