Abstract:
The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the factors of marketing mix that affect the decision to use electricity from private power producers of factories in the Eastern region, 2) to analyze the relationship between the factors of marketing mix, namely product, price, distribution channel (Place), and promotion (Promotion), on the decision to use electricity services, 3) identify the marketing factors that are most important to the decision to use electricity of factories in the Eastern region. Factories in the Eastern region were classified by the nature of the organization's operations. The sample group used in this research was 125 factories in the Eastern region. The informants were executives and maintenance departments. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The overall marketing mix had a reliability value of 0.94. The discrimination power (Corrected Item-Total Correlation) was between 0.31 and 0.77. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency distribution. (Frequencies) Percentage (Percentage), mean (Mean) and standard deviation (Standard Deviation). Statistics used in hypothesis testing include comparison of mean differences (t-test), one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Scheffe analysis of mean differences.
The results revealed: 1) Personal factors of the respondents found that most of the respondents were male, aged 40-50 years, had a bachelor's degree, had 5-10 years of work experience, had an average income of 30,000-50,000 baht per month, and were maintenance staff. The nature of the organization's operations found that most organizations had total assets of 500,000,000 baht or more, had an average electricity consumption of 1,500,000kWh or more, and had the peak period (Monday-Friday 9:00-22:00). The average electricity cost per month was 1,00,000-2,000,000 baht. The type of production was automobiles and automobile parts. 2) Information on the marketing mix that influenced the decision to use electricity from private power producers of factories in the Eastern region as a whole was at a moderate level of importance. When considering each aspect, it was found that the price aspect had the highest average value, followed by the product aspect, the distribution channel aspect, and the marketing promotion aspect, respectively. 3) Hypothesis testing results Different organizational operations have different effects on the decision to use electricity from private power producers of factories in the Eastern region, classified by total asset value, average electricity consumption per month, the period of most electricity usage in production, production type by other production groups, especially business groups with total asset value less than 500,000,000 baht, business groups with most electricity usage in production Peak Period (Monday-Friday 9:00-22:00 hrs.), other production groups such as medical equipment, construction equipment, give importance to the marketing mix that affects the decision to use electricity from private power producers of factories in the Eastern region. Private electricity suppliers should prioritize pricing the most. Regarding the product, emphasis should be placed on providing stable electricity supply and offering 24-hour troubleshooting services. In terms of pricing, attention should be given to setting appropriate electricity usage insurance fees and focusing on reasonable penalties for contract breaches by power plants. For distribution channels, the service hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM should be deemed appropriate, with a focus on providing prompt on-site services to electricity users. In terms of marketing promotion, importance should be placed on having accident notification services related to the electricity transmission system for customers and focusing on organizing and supporting social sports activities.