GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING SUPPLIES OF HUAHIN WITTHAYAKOM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE

Abstract

The purposes of this independent study were to determine 1) Supply management of Huahin Witthayakom School and 2) guidelines for supply management of Huahin Witthayakom School. The population consisted of 53 administrators and teachers from Huahin Witthayakom School. The instruments used for this study were 1) a questionnaire on supply management, and 2) A structured interview for development. The analysis of the questionnaire’s reliability revealed that the overall Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.956. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and content analysis.
The findings of this study were as follows: 1) Supply management at Huahin Witthayakom School, in overall, was at a high level. When considered in each aspect, it was found that three aspects were at the highest level, ranking by arithmetic mean from highest to lowest as follows: supply control, supply maintenance, and supply disposal, respectively. In addition, three aspects were at a high level, ranking by arithmetic mean from highest to lowest as follows: supply procurement, supply planning or determination of supply needs, and supply distribution, respectively. 2) The development of supply management at Huahin Witthayakom School is characterized as a multi-dimensional approach, comprising 18 specific guidelines. For example: (1) Developing planning and determining supply needs in alignment with the educational quality development plan and the annual action plan, based on actual usage data and the supply inventory records. (2) Developing a systematic and transparent supply management and disbursement system in compliance with government procurement regulations. (3) Developing continuous monitoring and evaluation of supply utilization in order to use the evaluation results to improve operations and ensure cost-effectiveness. (4) Developing a systematic supply management structure with clear roles and responsibilities that can be verified and audited. (5) Developing manuals for the use and maintenance of supplies that are appropriate to the school context. (6) Developing proper procedures for remitting revenue from supply disposal as state revenue in accordance with government regulations.