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An Analysis of the Operational Efficiency of Massage and SPA Businesses on Asian Highway Number 15

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  • Nattanin UEASIN

    (Khon Kaen University NongKhai Campus Thailand)

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The objectives of this study are 1 to study and compare the characteristics of Thai massage and spa industries in three provinces on the Asian Highway number 15 AH15 and 2 to measure and compare the operational efficiency of massage and spa industries of the three provinces in Thailand that are on AH15 The study collected data in 2015 2016 with questionnaires from a total of 95 firms The results revealed that the businesses in all three provinces had a small number of employees at around 1 5 persons together with a small number of beds 1 5 beds However there were some large scale spa and massage business on operating in every province that were fully equipped with many facilities and products for customers The operational efficiency of massage and spas were subject to a regional frontier showing that Sakon Nakhon had an average score of 0 947 followed by Nakhon Phanom and Udontani with average scores of 0 885 and 0 778 respectively The research suggests that a business should support employees in order to increase productivity and labor skills Initial investment should be employed carefully and economically so as to enhance operational efficiency Moreover the variety of massage training programs music for relaxation cleanliness and noise reduction are main strategies to increase customer satisfaction

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  • Nattanin UEASIN, 2017. "An Analysis of the Operational Efficiency of Massage and SPA Businesses on Asian Highway Number 15," Journal of Advanced Research in Management, ASERS Publishing, vol. 8(2), pages 329-333.
    • Handle: RePEc:srs:jemt00:v:8:y:2017:i:2:p:329-333
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