Abstract:
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This study aimed to investigate the workforce adaptation plans of the Japanese automotive industry in Thailand about the capacity and workforce enhancement of the automotive industry in Thailand as a production base after the opening of the ASEAN Economic Community. Study of employment demand for labor various skill levels including investment trend among Japanese automotive industry after modifying the production model in the future.
The study indicated that factors that make automotive industry labor have to adapt the skilled labor in the future can be divided into three major factors. (1) Factor in the change of the automotive industry after the ASEAN Economic Community. (2) Factor from the change of car propulsion technology in the future. And (3) Factor from the change of the automotive production process in the future. The adaptation of labor in the automotive industry requires preparation skills, ability and development of labor skills. (1) Professional such as advanced production design, advanced production management, analytical thinking, strategic planning, leadership, ability of problem solving, and high level of foreign language skills. (2) Skilled labor such as technical engineering, advanced electrical technique, working with automation system, analytical thinking, information technology, and medium to high level of foreign language skills. (3) Unskilled labor such as teamwork, knowledge of safety and standard quality of manufacturing, analytical thinking, ability of problem solving, and medium level of foreign language skills.
Trend of demand for labor the Japanese automotive industry, the increasing labor group were skilled labor and professional, including operating labor, engineering and decreasing in demand for unskilled labor and semi-skilled labor group because these labor are replaced by automation machines and manufacturing technology. The investment trend for Japanese automotive industry in Thailand in the future was still getting the investment promotion continuously due to the advantages of the country such as high ability of the skilled labor, moderate wages and located in the center of manufacturing and distribution in the region.
Keyword : Adaptation , Labor , Japanese Automotive , ASEAN , Trend
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