Los costos y procesos de producción y su impacto en la competitividad de las microempresas del sector avícola del cantón Pelileo

Abstract

The poultry sector currently plays an important role in manufacturing worldwide, nationally and locally, this sector provides economic development to different provinces of Ecuador, among which Tungurahua stands out, where the largest poultry activity in the region is concentrated. Covering 49% of total production, being thus considered the main producer and marketer of eggs nationwide in the country. This sector represents an important source of jobs and income for the economy of the country and especially for the Pelileo canton, for this reason the present research work focused on determining the competitiveness of the micro-enterprises of the poultry sector based on the analysis and evaluation of costs and production processes in order to suggest the improvement of them. The results of this investigation were obtained from the applied survey, which allowed to determine that the production processes currently used cause a regular performance of the companies, because there is no adequate control of them, this shows the need and interest of the owners in search of solutions that allow the improvement of their processes and increase the competitiveness of their companies in the market. Through the proposal of a standard cost system, production costs could be significantly reduced, which meant a substantial saving and at the same time a significant improvement in the net profit of the company, for this reason it is advisable to establish agreements with suppliers in order to set the price of the main raw material at $ 18 and generate competitiveness.