Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the transport risks of temperature-controlled cargoes of orchids for airfreight forwarders in Taiwan. At first, we use a risk assessment method as the research method in this paper. Secondly, four dimensions and eighteen risk factors are derived to proceed the empirically study via questionnaires. The empirically results show that: (1) the top factor of perceived risk is ‘delayed shipments caused by climate factors’ (2) the top factor of risk frequency is ‘insufficient air cargo space on aircraft’ (3) the top factor of risk severity is ‘delays or cancellation of flights’ (4) thirteen risk factors place on the low-risk area; five risk factors place on the medium-risk area; and there are no risk factor places on the high-risk area. Furthermore, three risk strategies are suggested to be adopted by different risk factors.

Key words: Transport risk, orchid, temperature-controlled cargo.