Archive for March, 2010

Gem Trade Thailand Online Market Place

Buy and Sell Gems & Jewelry Online – Trade network. The online directory gives members the opportunity to identify trading opportunities faster and hence allow transactions to be completed that much quicker

This trade network is the brainchild of a team of dedicated professionals who bring forth profound experience in the Gem and Jewelry trade industry coupled with expertise in the B2B (Business to Business) e-commerce model

Gemtradenet was founded in 2006 and is based in Bangkok , Thailand . The marketing, technical and support activities are all managed from the main office in Bangkok

The website is widely regarded as a prime B2B trading destination for the International Gems & Jewelry trading community.

Thailand e-Marketplace

Shopping online in Thai web shops and SME e-marketplaces The present economic situation is a major driver of e-commerce growth in Thailand, because more local SME businesses are looking to market products via efficient channels on small budgets

Mr. Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, vice president of the Thai e-Commerce Association, cited a National Statistical Office forecast that the value of the country’s e-commerce market this year would surge about 40 per cent from last year’s Bt400 billion

Some of the major players in the Thai e-market place are

Pantavanij The main B2B online-auction service provider in Thailand is  uniting over 12,000 vendors and purchasers in more than 3,400 product categories

Tarad (Thai-language only) About 150,000 online merchants offering more than 1 million items altogether can be found here. The site recorded about 240,000 product-purchase transactions in the first half of this year, up from 190,000 transactions in the same period last year. The top three products are fashion items, mobile phones and cars

Taradb2b (English and other languages) World & Thailand Business to Business E-Marketplace. Taradb2b is under the umbrella of the Tarad Group which is the leader in Thailand E-Commerce Business as Tarad.com and Thaisecondhand (Thai-language only)

Tohome (English & Thai language) There are two business models at Tohome: selling its own items and acting as an e-market place for businesses to set up their online shops. The top sales items are mobile phones, health and beauty products and home furniture

e-Auction Business in Thailand

E-auctions (B2G) in Thailand were launched in 2005, during Thaksin Shinawatra’s tenure as prime minister. Under the system, every government procurement worth Bt20 million or more must be undertaken via an e-auction

In 2009 twelve E-auctioneers fight scrapping of system. Three major electronic-auction operators – Biz Dimension, Newtron and Pantavanij have joined forces to resist a proposal by the Joint Private Committee on Commerce, Industries and Banking (JCCIB) that the e-auction system of bidding for government procurement contracts be scrapped

According to the three companies, using the e-auction system has enabled the government to save 6 to 7 per cent of its annual procurement budget of Bt250 billion to Bt300 billion (for government, state enterprise and local administration projects) – or Bt15 billion to Bt20 billion

Source: Nation Newspaper (Thailand)

Read Full Story Here: E-auctioneers fight scrapping of system

Internet and Thai e-Commerce

Thailand eCommerce – Internet & Online Business e-commerce in Thailand is dominated by many small players providing B2C business-to-consumer services

However, it is a small number of major players serving businesses and government (B2G) that accounts for the majority of e-commerce revenue in Thailand

Founded in 2001, Pantavanij,  is Thailand premier Total Procurement Solution provider, offering B2B private e-Marketplace, Consulting, and e-Government auction services to Thai organizations both in private and public sectors

Of the total e-commerce transactions in Thailand (2007), B2B and B2C accounted for 30 and 5 percent respectively, while B2G was 65 percent

A Nectec spokes person said that  data showed that most of the customers, around 75 percent, were domestic, while foreign customers only accounted for 25 percent

eCommerce Thai Airways International (THAI)

Thai Airways e-Commerce Strategy 2010 While previously somewhat of an e-Commerce late bloomer, Thai Airways is set to embrace web 2.0 and mobile technology in a large way this year

The airline has previously maintained a website, however, it was more an  online channel without a mission to become a source of revenue. From now the internet will be a main channel for new revenue

The airline’s website – www.thaiairways.com – has been renovated and redesigned, giving it full online functions, from flight information to booking, payment and online check-in

Other areas of the airlines e-Commerce strategy include placing internet-based kiosks in department stores, shopping centers and public areas, providing passengers with access to all the services available on the airline’s website or via mobile phones

The airline’s E-Commerce Department was set up in the final quarter of last year, in line with its policy of gearing up for online business. It has deployed e-commerce services such as online bookings and payment for air tickets for about five years, but the services have been available without an aggressive supporting policy

Fashion Shopping Online Bangkok

Thailand Online Wholesale and Retail Fashion Shopping The number of tech-savvy consumers from all over the world who are buying apparel and clothing is increasing each day

If you are one of the new breed of internet entrepreneurs who are looking for fashionable and modern articles to sell on your fashion and apparel blog or maybe you have recently discovered that selling clothing on your Facebook pages is a great new way of doing business, then Bangkok may have great news for you

Bobae, Baiyoke, Platinum Pratunam, Chatuchak & JJ Markets are represented with online fashion stores and websites offering the latest fashionable items for your entrepreneurial venture – it is just not easy to find the websites, or some of the websites are made in “flash” which makes your whole computer hang when you try to access their pages

It is much easier to start with the more reputable websites who has got plenty of information about Thailand Fashion Online. It is not so easy to test the quality of fashion items sold via Bangkok Web Shops. Especially if you intend to resell the same goods to your customers on the net

Buying fashion products from Bangkok can be great, but quality can vary a lot, and you would probably like to see the products before you buy. We can recommend you to do some research first, then visit the shops you are interested in. Later on you can then continue to buy online from the selected shops you feel you can trust

Asia Entrepreneur

Asia Entrepreneurs & Asian Business Owners can now find lots of relevant information for their business on the Asia Entrepreneur website

Some of the issues featured on the site are Management, Sales and Economy issues, other posts and pages deal with International IT Trends and start-up issues

Some of the latest post has been about Entrepreneurship and Success. Another post deal with Social Media, like Twitter and Business.

Asia Entrepreneur is a  site and forum for Asian & ASEAN Entrepreneurs, Women- and Mom-Preneurs, Youth-Preneurs, Social- & Technology Entrepreneurs

Asia Fashion

Asian Fashion B2B & Wholesale writes about the Asian B2B  and ASEAN wholesale markets with posts and pages about  Asian clothing wholesalers, how to run an online business and operate an online web shop

Asia Fashion introduces to the readers different professional business in the Asian fashion world, some of the latest is a Thai Lace Wholesaler and another one is a Wedding Dress Manufacturer

In the future there will be lots of information about B2C & online retail sales. Asian Fashion will feature some of the most promising Asian fashion business on the web

If you are looking for fashion products to your home-based business, this is a site to visit

Team Model – Employee Idea System

Team Model – Suggestion Scheme. A new an innovative organization form for a modern idea management is the “team model”, also (especially in Germany) called the “moderator model”.

The middle point for idea evaluation and idea implementation is the decentralized “idea teams”. These idea teams can be built organizational or by thematic relations and are made of several employees in a work group or department plus a manager and a specially trained “moderator (or facilitator). The individual team-leaders (moderators) are themselves employees from the work group.

Ideas are submitted to the organizational next level of idea teams who is responsible for the implementation of the suggestion improvement. Through the membership of a manager in the idea team the decision ability of the idea team is improved, and also implementation and rewarding is easier done. The group members are responsible for the implementation of the idea.

Decentralized Model – Employee Suggestion Program

Decentralized Model – Suggestion System. In the decentralized model, all ideas are part of the local work teams. Suggestions for improvements are submitted to the direct supervisor

The supervisor can accept or decline the idea, he/she can help refine or enhance the idea, and if the idea is implemented the supervisor can – within the organizational agreed award scheme – provide the award to the employee.