Sistema de administración de operaciones para el sector frutícola del cantón Cevallos provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The fruit sector of Cevallos is represented by independent associations and farmers engaged in the cultivation, production and sales of fruits and their derivatives in the central area of Ecuador. This sector represents an important source of jobs and income for the economy, for this reason the present research shows the need to evaluate operations and competitiveness, to design an efficient system of operations management that allows the industrialization of raw materials and adding value in each process to increase competitiveness and sales. The results of this investigation allowed to determine the level of the management of the operations administration and the competitiveness through the application of a survey, the dependence of these two factors was evidenced by the use of a statistic of test, that helped to determine that both aspects need to be improved as the fruit growers surveyed obtained low levels. A system of operations was designed for the fruit sector in a way that is a guiding tool so that the fruit growers can industrialize the raw materials, through stock control, demand projection, activity planning and flow charts, the result will reflect a product of Attractive quality for consumers or end customers.