Logistics of consumer goods were heavily disrupted during last year's severe flooding in Thailand, causing serious shortages in the market as the situation was prolonged.

Now, with the floodwater almost entirely subsided, Thailand's logistics service operators say it is a time to look at ways to decentralise the logistics system to prepare for floods and any natural disasters that could strike in the future.

The floods hit Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani where several distribution centres of modern trade operators are located, causing havoc in delivering consumer goods to retail stores.