A Risk Matrix Decision on Entrepreneurial Status of Plant in Thailand Napaporn Reeveerakul 1 , Yacine Ouzrout 1 , Nopasit Chakpitak 2 , Abdelaziz Bouras 1 1 LIESP,Université de Lyon (Lumière Lyon 2), 160 Bd de l'Université, 69676 BRON cedex France,petchee@gmail.com 2 CAMT, Chiang Mai University, Huaykeaw Rd, T.Suthep, A. Muang, 50000 Chiang mai, Thailand,nopasit@camt.info Abstract Many critical challenges of economic growth in Thailand and high competition among neighbouring countries have resulted in the offshore of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). These unwelcome circumstance leads to economic problems in the province, affecting people’s income and social problems. To prevent offshore plant, understanding on the status of plant is needed. The paper aims to help manufacturers to evaluate their statuses by using risk matrix decision. The application of this study is placed upon manufacturers located in the industrial estate region of Lumphun province, Thailand. Data from questionnaires and some literature reviews were collected to structure the risk matrix. The three perspectives of risks are considered in terms of supply chain risk value (SRV), financial risk value (FRV) and worker risk value (WRV). The matrix also provides significant factors used for decision-making criteria on entrepreneurial status of plant. Keywords Decision matrix, risk analysis, investment decision 1 Introduction Nowadays businesses face many critical challenges with regards to economic crises and the increasing of the intensity of competition. Since 1997, the financial crisis that erupted in Asia has caused severe economic turbulence in the economies of South East Asia. The crisis affected to the global economy for example, the overall investment climate of Thailand seems to have worsened between 2004 and 2007 judging by the opinions of firm managers which have deteriorated significantly [BOI, Thailand Executive summary report, 2008]. Since the crisis was raised many problems that give Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) loss profits and increasing operational costs. These unwelcome circumstance can lead to business relocation to cheaper laboring countries. Thailand is classified as a developing country. The majority of Thai people work in the agriculture sector. However, people’ lives are getting more closedly related to industrial sector. Agricultural products are manufactured for export; many farm workers become labouring employees in foreign companies. The labor cost of these workers is cheap which can draw great investment from international companies. However, in electronics manufacturing, funding and high technology from FDIs are needed. Besides, the need of high technology and cost investment, skill requirement, continuous research and development, and intensive labour are still insufficient [Reeveerakul, et al. 2009a]. Particulary, Lumphun province in northern area is one of the major location for foreign investement; there is one of thirty-nine industrial estate in Thailand. Earnings from industrial labor wage is a key factor driving the province’s growth. In regard to seventy-five factories are located in this area. Most manufacturing products or about 33 % are electronics. 28,541 workers in electronic factories are 58.4% of Lumphun estate’s entire. However, low local economic growth, resulting in the demand for high labor cost, as well as high competition