Nichapa Phraknoi

School: School of Business
Department: Business Innovation
Position: Lecturer
Location: RMIT Saigon South
Email: nichapa.phraknoi@rmit.edu.vn 
ORCID iD: 0000000313170407

Prior to joining RMIT Vietnam, she worked as a Pharmacy Officer and Medical Logistics Officer for the Royal Thai Army for 17 years. She also served as a lecturer at Kasetsart University Thailand for three years, where she taught a wide variety of management courses for both undergraduate and postgraduate (MBA) students.

  • Ph.D. Tourism Management, University of Florida, FL, USA, College of Health and Human Performance 
  • M.S. Hospitality Management, Ohio State University, OH, USA, 
  • B.S. Tourism Management & Business Administration, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea 

  • Logistics & Supply Chain 

  • Supply chain finance 
  • Governance in supply chain finance 
  • Sustainable supply chain management 
  • Humanitarian logistics & emergency management 

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 

  • Phraknoi, N., Stevenson, M. and Jia, M. (2024), “Governance requirements in supply chain finance: The need for a dual-layered semipermeable boundary”, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (IJPDLM). https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-04-2023-0134 (ABDC Rank: A, Scopus Quartile: Q1).  
  • Phraknoi, N., Sutanto, J., Hu, Y., Goh, Y. S. and Lee, C. E. (2023), “Older People’s Needs in Urban Disaster Response: A Systematic Literature Review”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR), Vol.96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103809. (ABDC Rank: A, Scopus Quartile: Q1).  
  • Phraknoi, N., Busby, J. and Stevenson, M. (2022), “The relational focus of small and medium sized actors' understandings of supply chain finance (SCF)”, International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM), Vol. 42 No. 9 pp. 1435-1466. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2022-0170. (ABDC    Rank: A, Scopus Quartile: Q1). 

Refereed Conference Papers  

  • 2022 Phraknoi, N. and Busby, J. “Governance Requirements in Supply Chain Finance”, Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management (P&OM).  
  • 2021 Phraknoi, N., Stevenson, M. and Busby, J. “Understanding supply chain finance adoption from the participating firm perspective”, Proceedings of the 28th International Annual EurOMA Conference.  
  • 2019 Phraknoi, N., Spring, M. and Xiao, L. “Why suppliers seem reluctant to adopt supply chain finance: insights from UK SMEs”, Proceedings of the 26th International Annual EurOMA Conference.  

Other Publications  

  • 2022 Phraknoi, N., Findlay, C., Templar, S. and Busby, J. “Supply Chain Finance, and How to Think About ‘Entangling’ Supply Relationships”. Focus, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (July), pp. 52-55. 

  • 2024-Present: Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, RMIT University, Vietnam 
  • 2022-2025: Visiting Researcher, Lancaster University Management School, UK 
  • 2015-2024: Lecturer, Faculty of Management Sciences, Kasetsart University, Thailand 
  • 2013-2015: Instructor, Medical Field Service School, Royal Thai Army, Thailand 
  • 2010-2013: Medical Logistics Officer, Army Medical Department, Royal Thai Army, Thailand 
  • 2009-2010: United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) and Disarmament Staff Officer, UNAMID (United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur), Sudan 
  • 2004-2009: Medical Logistics Officer, Army Medical Department, Royal Thai Army, Thailand 
  • 2001-2004: Procurement Officer, Army Medical Department, Royal Thai Army, Thailand 
  • 1998-2001: Pharmacy Officer, Verawatyothin Army Hospital, Royal Thai Army, Thailand