Eficiencia del Sector Empacador de Camarón: Caso Shrimp Corp S.A.
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2018
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Universidad de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas
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La eficiencia productiva es un tema importante en el contexto actual, puesto que tiene una incidencia directa sobre la rentabilidad de las empresas. Si se logra reducir los tiempos y la mano de obra de los procesos, hasta el punto en que se observe una disminución de los costos, se logrará un mayor margen de utilidad. La presente investigación realizó el estudio del caso Shrimp Corp. S.A. mediante análisis administrativos y de productividad, con base en la mano de obra. La finalidad del estudio fue la de elaborar, con la información obtenida de los análisis, una propuesta cuyo objetivo fuera la obtención de una mejora en la eficiencia productiva y financiera de la empresa en el año 2018.
Se realizó una investigación con enfoque mixto, alcance exploratorio-explicativo y de tipo transversal. Se utilizó como herramienta la observación. La entrevista se usó como instrumento de investigación. Se llevó a cabo tres entrevistas realizadas a profundidad, con una estructura tácita, bajo los parámetros necesarios para el marco de un estudio de caso. Se entabló una conversación guiada con el dueño de la organización, con una lista de preguntas base y, dependiendo del giro de la conversación, se fueron abordando temas relevantes, con preguntas dirigidas al tema principal.
Los resultados de los análisis de productividad demostraron que la empresa tiene tres procesos que son ineficientes. El primero es la utilización de una máquina que procesa 1,800 libras de camarón diarias y que está agotando los recursos de la empresa. El segundo es la utilización de un intermediario en la negociación internacional, que comisiona sobre el 75% del total de las ventas. Finalmente, el tercer proceso deficiente es el embarque del producto al contenedor.
En la propuesta para mejorar la eficiencia de Shrimp Corp S.A., se propone la compra de una máquina que procese 6,000 libras diarias. También se sugiere la contratación de dos empleados para la negociación internacional y la creación de un sistema de embarque más ágil y mecanizado. Con una evaluación financiera se determinó que todas las propuestas de mejora son económicamente rentables.
Productive efficiency is an important issue in the current context, since it has a direct impact on the profitability of companies. If it is possible to reduce the time and labor of the processes, to the point where a decrease in costs is observed, a greater profit margin will be achieved. The present investigation carried out the study of the Shrimp Corp. S.A case through administrative and productivity analysis, based on labor. The purpose of the study was to elaborate, with the information obtained from the analyses, a proposal whose objective was to obtain an improvement in the productive and financial efficiency of the company in 2018. An investigation was carried out with a mixed approach, exploratory-explanatory and cross-sectional scope. Observation was used as a tool. Interview was used as a research instrument. Three in-depth interviews were carried out, with a tacit structure, under the necessary parameters for the framework of a case study. A guided conversation was established with the owner of the organization, with a list of basic questions and, depending on the turn of the conversation, relevant issues were addressed, with questions focused on the main topic. The results of the productivity analysis showed that the company has three processes that are inefficient. The first is the use of a machine that processes 1,800 pounds of shrimp on a daily basis and that is depleting the resources of the company. The second is the use of an intermediary in international negotiation, which charges a fee of 75% of the total sales. Finally, the third deficient process is the loading of the product to the container. In the proposal to improve the efficiency of Shrimp Corp S.A., the purchase of a machine that processes 6,000 pounds per day is proposed. The hiring of two employees for international negotiation and the creation of a more agile and mechanized loading system are also suggested. A financial evaluation showed that all improvement proposals are economically profitable.
Productive efficiency is an important issue in the current context, since it has a direct impact on the profitability of companies. If it is possible to reduce the time and labor of the processes, to the point where a decrease in costs is observed, a greater profit margin will be achieved. The present investigation carried out the study of the Shrimp Corp. S.A case through administrative and productivity analysis, based on labor. The purpose of the study was to elaborate, with the information obtained from the analyses, a proposal whose objective was to obtain an improvement in the productive and financial efficiency of the company in 2018. An investigation was carried out with a mixed approach, exploratory-explanatory and cross-sectional scope. Observation was used as a tool. Interview was used as a research instrument. Three in-depth interviews were carried out, with a tacit structure, under the necessary parameters for the framework of a case study. A guided conversation was established with the owner of the organization, with a list of basic questions and, depending on the turn of the conversation, relevant issues were addressed, with questions focused on the main topic. The results of the productivity analysis showed that the company has three processes that are inefficient. The first is the use of a machine that processes 1,800 pounds of shrimp on a daily basis and that is depleting the resources of the company. The second is the use of an intermediary in international negotiation, which charges a fee of 75% of the total sales. Finally, the third deficient process is the loading of the product to the container. In the proposal to improve the efficiency of Shrimp Corp S.A., the purchase of a machine that processes 6,000 pounds per day is proposed. The hiring of two employees for international negotiation and the creation of a more agile and mechanized loading system are also suggested. A financial evaluation showed that all improvement proposals are economically profitable.
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PRODUCTIVIDAD, EXPORTACIÓN, PROCESOS, GESTIÓN