Ayutthaya, Thailand – Professor Kenji Watanabe, Principal Investigator of the SATREPS DREAM Area-BCM Project, together with professors and researchers of the project, along with the professors and researchers from Japan: The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), and Fujitsu Research Institute, visited the companies at Rojana Industrial Park and Hi-Tech Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya, Thailand from March 7 to 9, 2023.  The list of visiting companies following: 

• Sanshin High Technology (Thailand) Ltd
• KIAC Kojima Industries Asia Corporation Ltd.
• Dydo -Tec Co., Ltd.
• AAPICO Hitech 
• Kasai Teck See Co., Ltd.
• Able Sanoh Industries (1996) Co., Ltd. (ASICO)
• H-ONE Parts (Thailand Co., Ltd. 
• Mikuni (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Steel Thai Sumilox Co., Ltd.

The purpose of the visit was to present the progress of the project and introduce the Area-BCM toolkit, and to discuss the possibility of implementing a strategic Area-BCM workshop for the companies’ staff. 

The visit was successful, and SATREPS DREAM Area-BCM would like to express its gratitude to Rojana Industrial Park and Hi-Tech Industrial Estate for their warm welcome, information sharing, and guidance. We look forward to collaborating on Area-BCM initiatives and working smoothly towards achieving our project goals. 

We thank you for your interest in our project and hope to provide further updates in the future. 

The SATREPS DREAM (Area-BCM) Project is a joint research project between Japan and Thailand under the SENDAI framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The project is schemed to launch a sustainable economic growth platform through disaster resilience enhancement at Industry complexes in Thailand and input to ISO/TC292 by the year 2023.

Written by Phongnarin Sukcham

Checked by Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng.