There is a difficulty in using chemical in disinfestations process in organic rice products therefore this research was aimed to study the optimal setting of infrared radiation heating for disinfestations in Organic Hom Mali Rice. Disinfestations process and rice storage were collected by surveying coupled with interviewing the rice milling enterprise. The infrared radiation heating used in this experiment was belt type with lamp power of 1000 watt. In this study Design of experimental technique was applied to generate the optimum setting of the infrared heating process. The experiments generated by Box Behnken design were 15 experiments and 2 replicate times therefore the total experiments were 30 times. The 3 factors include heating temperature gap between rice and infrared lamp and rice layer thickness. The result from statistical data analysis at reliability level of 95 % shown that the optimization value were heating temperature of 70 oC height of lamp above rice of 10 cm. and rice thickness of 0.5 cm insects mortality rate within 2-3 minutes. Rice after heating were subjected to naturally slow cooling by air therefore rice quality in a good condition without broken or cracking.

This research was to develop the computer application program which was called CivilLabPro for civil engineering laboratory. It consists of analytical part and educational part. Both are designed to use database together and they can use either personal computer or internet system. The analytical part is composed of 15 soil mechanics laboratory and 16 materials testing laboratory that it was written by using visual basic language and it could report not only numerical formats but also graphical results. The results of calculation were stored with database system which wrote by using SQL language. The educational part comprises self study and self exam that it was written by using HTML language and SQL language. The effectiveness of this application was evaluated by questionnaire and opinion in items as follows: easiness of usability accuracy of results and rightness of subject matter. From the evaluated results found that most people are satisfied with this application and the results were accuracy. This evaluation was summarized that it was good standard and it was capable to use in electronic teaching and working.

Genetic algorithms are applied to the multiple products and multiple periods inventory lot-sizing problem with supplier selection under storage capacity. The objective of this research is to calculate the optimal inventory lot-sizing for each supplier and minimize the total inventory cost which includes joint purchase cost of the products transaction cost for the suppliers and holding cost for remaining inventory. It is assumed that demand of multiple products is known over a planning horizon. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming and is solved with genetic algorithms. Finally numerical example is provided to illustrate the solution procedure. The results determine what products to order in what quantities with which suppliers in which periods.

This research was concerned about clothes production from remnant fabrics that can increase product value and meet market demand by using patchwork and appliqué technique. The research was conducted into 3 phases : data collecting prototype production and consumer satisfaction evaluation. Questionnaires were used as instrument for data collecting. The first one the researcher inquired; what kind of products that consumer expected to see from remnant fabrics and collected data as market demand in order to produce 9 prototypes by using patchwork and appliqué technique. Finally the prototype was provided to the sample group with the questionnaire in order to evaluate consumer satisfaction toward the prototype. The obtained data from the first questionnaire showed the most of sample was believed that product from remnant fabrics was a low price with poor quality and has no attractive design. The majority of sample interested in apparel product produced from remnant fabrics and sign of the zodiac was selected for decorative pattern. In comparison the result between the first and second questionnaire found that patchwork and appliqué technique could change people attitude toward the product from remnant fabrics. The satisfaction of sample group towards prototype product was ranging in high level. The most of sample group agree to patchwork and appliqué was appropriate technique for transformation and value added to remnant fabric. A price of prototype estimated by consumer was 2001 - 3000 baht per item.

The adsorption of cotton fabric is improved by treatment with sodium hydroxide which is called causticization method. In the method it is necessary to wash off unreacted sodium hydroxide from the fabric and then neutralize with some acids such as acetic acid and sulphuric acid. In this research citric acid was used to neutralize causticized fabric and anticrease finish on cotton fabric. The citric acid is non-formaldehyde anticrease finishing agent. So that the two processes i.e. causticization and anticrease finish could be combined into one continuous process. And it was found that the causticization would improve some properties of anticrease fabric with citric acid. From the result it showed that the anticrease fabric had lower tensile strength than untreated fabric. The anticrease finish with 6% w/v citric acid had higher tensile strength than 8 and 10 % w/v respectively. When concentration of acid curing temperature and time were higher wrinkle recovery angle would be increased. The effect of catalyst showed that anticrease finish using sodium hypophosphite as catalyst was higher wrinkle recovery angle and tensile strength than non-catalyst finish. The causticization before anticrease finish would increase tensile strength and whiteness of fabric when compared to only anticrease finish. The effect of catalyst showed that at low acid concentration increasing of catalyst didn’t have effect on tensile strength and wrinkle recovery angle value. At higher acid concentration trend of tensile strength was decreased whereas wrinkle recovery angle increased and slightly effect on whiteness.